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[DeepL Translation - needs review] In 1973, a pawnbroker was murdered in an abandoned building in Osaka. Suspects come to mind one after another, but the case remains a cold case. Ryoji Kirihara, the son of the victim, and Yukio Nishimoto, the daughter of the "suspect" - a dark-eyed boy and an exceptionally beautiful girl - later go their completely different ways. A number of horrific crimes appear and disappear around them. But there is no proof. And 19 years ....... An elaborate story wit...

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864

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4087474399

ISBN13:

9784087474398

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8 ratings3 reviews

Entertainment(4.33/5)

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Fensays

October 18, 2025

Language Learning

Entertainment

I was blown away, no page felt like a waste.

My impressions: I LOVED IT. Every second of it, it was a long read, took me 48 days in total, not having much time. And every time I opened the book I was glad to do so. The jumps in place and character were really well placed, I wanted to know more, but was always satisfied with what I learned in the previous section, so it wasn't frustrating. I was always excited to learn where the story would bring me, and the sort of convoluted character relationships didn't hinder my enjoyment at all. This

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bulletsquidsays

December 23, 2024

Language Learning

Entertainment

Really good book, best one I've read so far in the mystery genre. Very well worth the read, hard parts due to vocabulary and some colloquial/kansai ben, but otherwise pretty simple grammar.

Note: I recommend keeping a list of characters with the general gist of who they are, as the story progresses. Because, there's toooooo many characters and time skips, so it's hard to track, especially if you suck at kanji names like I do.

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leirbagsays

February 4, 2025

Easily the best japanese book I've ever read, would recommend to anyone who likes mystery. It's a large scale book set over a long period of time and containing a vast amount of characters, but the flow of the writing style creates effortless transitions between chapters and draws you in until you don't even realise how long it is. By the end I'd grown so invested in the world and mystery I didn't even notice it had finished until I turned the page and realised there wasn't any more. My tips w

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Cube9346rated

January 14, 2025

Language Learning