[DeepL Translation - needs review] Short stories written for each issue of the fan club magazine "Tomeko Holmes no Jikenbo" (The Casebook of Tomeko Holmes). The stories are "Sealed Gift," "Ghost Lost and Found," "Cinderella's Miscalculation," and "The Lover in the TV. Twenty-seven stories were created based on titles submitted by members. Not only mysteries, but also suspense, fantasy, and love stories. ...... This book is packed with the charm of Akagawa's world.
(Translator: DeepL)
Short stories for intermediate reading
This book is a collection of "short short" stories by a single author.
And they are indeed very short! 10 pages maximum in fact per story, most are below that threshold. Meaning it´s easy to read at least one of those on a regular basis and make it a habit.
Like most short story collections, this one also suffers from varying quality inbetween the short stories. Though a lot of them have some kind of twist that make them a bit more interesting.
There is mostly no furigana and Kanji usage i