“The sun never sets on some sins.” Prologue The novel opens in Osaka, 1973, with the brutal murder of a pawnshop owner, Yosuke Kirihara. Detective Sasagaki is assigned […]
Japanese literature
Journey Under the Midnight Sun
“The sun doesn’t go down, and the darkness never comes. That’s what the midnight sun is like.” Chapter 1: The Murder at the Pawnshop The story begins in […]
Japanese literature
The Miracles of the Namiya General Store
“People’s lives are like intersecting lines. You never know when or where they’ll cross again.” Chapter 1: The Letter in the Milk Box The story begins with three […]
Japanese literature
Malice
“The moment I heard about the murder, I knew who did it. The only question was whether I could prove it.” Chapter 1: The Discovery Novelist Kunihiko Hidaka […]
Japanese literature
The Devotion of Suspect X
“Logic can be twisted to serve any purpose. The only truth is what you choose to believe.” Chapter 1: The Crime The novel opens with Yasuko Hanaoka, a […]