Japanese Detective

In 1890, the first Japanese diplomatic delegation arrives in London to open an embassy. Cyrus Barker, private enquiry agent and occasional agent for the Foreign Service Office, is enlisted to display his personal Japanese garden to the visiting dignitaries. Later that night, Ambassador Toda is shot and killed in his office and Cyrus Barker is discovered across the street, watching the very same office, in possession of a revolver with one spent cartridge.

Down a quiet backstreet in Kyoto exists a very special restaurant. Run by Koishi Kamogawa and her father Nagare, the Kamogawa Diner treats its customers to wonderfully extravagant meals. But that's not the main reason to stop by... The father-daughter duo have started advertising their services as 'food detectives'. Through ingenious investigations, they are capable of recreating a dish from their customers' pasts – dishes that may well hold the keys to forgotten memories and future happiness.

Nestled deep in the mist-shrouded mountains, The Village of Eight Graves takes its name from a bloody legend. In the 16th century, eight samurais, who had taken refuge there along with a secret treasure, were murdered by the inhabitants, bringing a terrible curse down upon their village. Centuries later, a mysterious young man named Tatsuya arrives in town, bringing a spate of deadly poisonings in his wake. The inimitably scruffy and brilliant Kosuke Kindaichi investigates.

Detective Kyochiro Kaga of the Tokyo Police Department has just been transferred to a new precinct in the Nihonbashi area of Tokyo. Newly arrived, but with a great deal of experience, Kaga is promptly assigned to the team investigating the murder of a woman. But the more he investigates, the greater number of potential suspects emerges. It isn’t long before it seems nearly all the people living and working in the business district of Nihonbashi have a motive for murder.

ヴァンパイアウイルスと呼ばれる未知のウイルスに感染し、夜しか活動できなくなった刑事の岬田は、その代償として、極端に研ぎ澄まされた五感を手に入れた。

The winter of 1578, four years prior to the Honno-ji Incident. Araki Murashige has betrayed his ally Oda Nobunaga and holed himself up in Arioka Castle—but a string of unsettling incidents within the castle walls has him at his wit’s end. The desperate warlord’s only hope for solving these mysteries is imprisoned in the castle’s dungeon: a man named Kuroda Kanbei, one of Oda’s most gifted strategists. When all the conflict and intrigue come to a close, what will these two men have gained…and lost?

「父親殺し」の葛藤に苦しむ刑事を描く渾身の警察小説。銀座で発生した放火殺人の被害者は、かつての父の愛人だった。政治家の父を追い詰める刑事の執念の捜査。破滅するのは父か、自分か？

Tucked away down a Kyoto backstreet lies the extraordinary Kamogawa Diner. Running this unique establishment are a father-daughter duo who serve more than just mouth-watering feasts. The pair have reinvented themselves as 'food detectives', offering a service that goes beyond traditional dining. Through their culinary sleuthing, they reconstruct beloved dishes from the memories of their customers, creating a connection to cherished moments from the past.

Cara is on the cusp of adventure. Unlike her best friends, she doesn’t want to go to college; she wants different kinds of challenges. And anyway, home just doesn’t fit anymore. She is growing distant from her friends and hasn’t spoken to her father in eons. To make matters worse, her ex-boyfriend and fellow climber, Nat, has popped back into town after breaking up with her over text. So it’s the perfect time to leave, and she has big plans for a gap year to rock-climb in Patagonia. But when Cara hears that her father is actually missing, things change.

すべての始まりは何だったのか。結末はいったいどこにあるのか――。「魔法の鼻を持つ犬」とともに教え子の秘密を探る理科教師。「死んでくれない？」鳥がしゃべった言葉の謎を解く高校生。

シリーズ累計50万部突破！　社会派ヒューマンミステリーの金字塔、ついに最終章へ。「あの日、流された絆があった。」――中山七里

佐藤健主演で映画化! 　数々の映画賞を受賞したヒューマンミステリーの原作小説。「あなたにこの物語の犯人はわからない」―― 中山七里

映画化された『護られなかった者たちへ』に続く、社会派ヒューマンミステリー「宮城県警シリーズ」第２弾！「誰にでも境界線がある。越えるか、踏みとどまるか」――中山七里

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【原作　山本周五郎】時代小説の名手。貧しさや虐げられた者たちが必死で生きていく作品が多い。人生の喜怒哀楽を知り尽くした作家が描く時代物、歴史物。