Futabasha Publishing Co., Ltd. “Tell the Criminal 4: A Crack in the Curtain,” a work commemorating the 25th anniversary of Shizukui Shusuke’s debut, is on sale today! With a total of over 1.9 million copies sold, the monumental police novel “Tell t

[Futabasha Publishing Co., Ltd.] “Tell the Criminal 4: A Crack in the Curtain,” a work commemorating the 25th anniversary of Shizukui Shusuke’s debut, is on sale today! With a total of over 1.9 million copies sold, the masterpiece of police fiction, “Tell the Criminal,” has reached a grand conclusion! ​ Futabasha Co., Ltd. Press Release: October 22, 2025 Shusuke Shizukui’s 25th anniversary debut work, “Tell the Criminal 4: A Crack in the Curtain,” is on sale today! With over 1.9 million copies sold, the monumental police novel “Tell the Criminal” has reached a grand conclusion! Ranked #1 on Bookmeter’s Most Wanted Books! (Hardcover category, weekly, tallying period: September 14th – September 20th, 2025) After 20 years, the landmark police novel series “Tell the Criminal” by Shusuke Shizukui, which condenses recent criminal history including murder, bank transfer fraud, kidnapping businesses, illicit money lending, illegal part-time jobs, social media manipulation, and attempted assassinations in the presidential election, is finally coming to an end.
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“Tell the Criminal 4: A Crack in the Curtain” ” by Shusuke Shizukui (Futabasha) The first book in the series was made into a film starring Etsushi Toyokawa, which garnered a lot of attention. It won the 7th Oyabu Haruhiko Prize, ranked first in the “Weekly Bunshun Mystery Top Ten,” and was nominated for the 2nd Booksellers’ Award. The latest and final volume, “Tell the Murderer 4: A Rift in the Dark Curtain,” ranked first in the weekly paperback category of Bookmeter’s “Want to Read” rankings (September 15-21, 2020). To commemorate the release of the final volume, a special website for “Tell the Murderer” has been launched. You can read summaries of each volume, book reviews, and enthusiastic reader feedback all in one place. We hope you enjoy the world of “Tell the Murderer.” Click here for the official “Hannin Ni Tsugu” series website:
https://fr.futabasha.co.jp/special/hannin_ni_tsugu/
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/14531/848/14531-848-2def55734cd7521a99e8ecedfc6e8826-1920×1334.png “Tell the Criminal” Special Website We received a comment from Shusuke Shizukui regarding the opening of the special website. As I continued writing the series, even the author himself had no idea how the events would unfold. When I realized that a man who had only played a minor role in the previous works held the key, this final installment finally got underway. “Tell the Murderer 4: A Crack in the Curtain” Synopsis The Kanagawa Prefectural Police are pursuing the brilliant con artist, Awano, who managed to escape the police’s siege and disappear injured. Special Agent Makishima attempts to appear on the streaming program again in hopes of finding a clue to Awano’s arrest. Meanwhile, Wiseman, who gave the order to kill Awano, intervenes in the wicked world of politics in order to attract an integrated resort to Yokohama. Finally, he discovers the true identity of the mastermind behind the series of incidents – will Makishima be able to arrest the evil that has toyed with the prefectural police? This is the grand finale to the series! Bibliographic Information for “Tell the Criminal 4: A Crack in the Curtain”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/14531/848/14531-848-34e54e14e4c14f0346eeec196029ef32-360×534.png “Tell the Criminal 4: A Crack in the Curtain” by Shusuke Shizukui (Futabasha) “Tell the Criminal 4: A Crack in the Curtain” Author: Shusuke Shizukui Release date: October 22, 2025 Price: ¥2,420 (¥2,200 excluding tax) Format: 4-6 format ISBN: 9784575248487 For more information about this release