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Sogen Mystery Short Story Award そうげんみすてりたんぺんしょう

Edition 3 (1996)

Mystery fictionShort stories

Winners

1 people
Kei Ii いい けい award

Set in Tokyo in 1909, this linked mystery follows Takuboku Ishikawa and Kindaichi Kyosuke as they take on a ghost incident at Asakusa's legendary Twelve-Story Tower. Including the work that won the 3rd Sogen Mystery Short Story Award, it balances period atmosphere with the pleasures of deduction.

A ghost incident at Asakusa's Twelve-Story Tower sets Takuboku and Kyosuke's detective tale in motion.

249 pages
Meiji eraTokyoTakuboku IshikawaKyosuke Kindaichiclassic mystery