[DeepL Translation - needs review] A murderer, the Spider Man, appears on the scene, targeting the women he likes. Dr. Kuroyanagi, an authority on criminology, tries to stop the crime, but there is no end to the number of victims. Meanwhile, Kogoro Akechi discovers the identity of the Spider Man. What is Akechi's plan to hunt down the Spider Man?
(Translator: DeepL)
One of Edogawa Ranpo's representative works. It was a very pleasant read and reminded me of when I read Sherlock Holmes many years ago. I only realized that one of the characters, like Holmes, was a reoccurring character in Edogawa's stories. However, from my experience, there's no problem reading it as a standalone work.
Given the age of the story, there are many older kanji used, however most of them do have furigana. Additionally, there were countless usages of 四字熟語, but many of them can be