[Only one line. Solving mysteries is heartbreaking and painful] Yu Itsuki’s elaborate and bitter series of mystery novels “If She’s a Detective” will be released on September 28th
KADOKAWA Co., Ltd. Press release: September 27, 2024 [Only one line. Solving mysteries is heartbreaking and painful] A detailed and bitter series of mystery novels by Yutaka Itsuki, “If She’s a Detective” will be released on September 28th.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/7006/15521/7006-15521-868c8151c2909a7a6b5747aa6a6000e7-970×600.jpg “If she’s not a detective” POP image for bookstores Impressive comments from booksellers all over the country one after another! Revealing the truth without concealing it doesn’t necessarily mean happiness. However, she still pursues the truth. I felt strong determination and faith in the way he faced the mystery and moved on, even though he himself was hurt. A human psychology novel filled with a delicate and beautiful heart, even though it is painful.
――Kinokuniya Bookstore Fukuoka Main Store Atsuko Muneoka I can read what happened to Midori! happy! I’m still worried about being obsessed with mysteries. There may be some things in this world that it’s better not to know the truth. But isn’t it possible to move forward by facing each other? I thought about a lot of things. Still, it’s interesting. I felt like I thoroughly enjoyed the mystery after reading it. It was great. ――Megumi Yoshii, Miyawaki Shoten Yume Mall Shimonoseki store Is it true for everyone to unravel the mystery and reveal the truth? A heart-pounding mystery that makes you realize your own culpability. ――HMV&BOOKS OKINAWA Taro Nakame The first 30 pages of the short story “Child of Time” are now available!
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/7006/15521/7006-15521-72b4cd803ace505dbd43bd3b658b067e-649×340.png Did I know my father’s true appearance? Two months have passed since the death of my father, who was a watchmaker. The detective who shows up at the store is curious about what happened in the air raid shelter three years ago. The first 30 pages of the short story “Child of Time” are now available at the “Kadobun” note branch. ▼Click here for trial reading https://note.com/kadobun_note/n/ncfaaca5f7d30 About the latest work “If She’s Not a Detective”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/7006/15521/7006-15521-b3a9534db974f4d75d168b339155abcc-1765×2590.jpg ◆Synopsis If I had known this would happen, would I have quit being a detective? Midori Morita has been obsessed with uncovering people’s true nature ever since she pretended to be a detective in high school. Before she knew it, she had become a mother of two children and was in a position to train subordinates at a detective agency. A boy who loses his watchmaker father (“Child of Time”), a boy who claims to have clairvoyance (“Shimuma no Code”), and a boy who writes down a plan to kill his father in a notebook (“The Other Side of the Overpass”). As she becomes immersed in the mystery surrounding the children, she comes face to face with her life as a detective, where she has been trapped by the truth and hurt people. Will light shine on the sacrifices made by solving the mystery? A total of 5 poignant and beautiful stories. ◆Bibliographic information Release date: Saturday, September 28, 2024 *E-book delivered on the same day List price: 1,980 yen (1,800 yen tax) Number of pages: 336 pages Illustration: Gemi Binding: Ikuma Harada Format: 46-size paperback ISBN:9784041134771 Included works: Child of Time / Striped Horse Code / Beyond the Overpass / The Sun is Torn Away / Detective’s Child First appearance: Child of Time…”Novel Wild Age” Special Edition 2023 Winter Issue/The other side of the overpass…”Novel Wild Age” Special Edition 2022 Winter Issue/Others are newly written Publisher: KADOKAWA Co., Ltd. Bibliographic information page:
https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322211000502/ About the paperback “The Detective in the Five Seasons”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/7006/15521/7006-15521-bc06a3fd1136e4791a1b65f14af2abbd-1057×1500.jpg ◆Synopsis Winner of the 75th Japan Mystery Writers Association Award (short story category)! A collection of elaborate and bitter short stories Five fascinating mysteries encountered by a detective who can’t help but uncover people’s true nature. Midori Sakakibara, a second-year high school student, is asked by her classmate to “understand the weaknesses of her homeroom teacher.” Midori, who follows her homeroom teacher, eventually finds joy in seeing the hidden “true nature” of people. (“Imitation Girls”) Midori, who gets a job at a detective agency, hears an anecdote about a “conductor” and “piano seller” from a woman while traveling. Midori senses a sense of redemption and realizes the secret contained in her story… (“Skater’s Waltz” 75th Japan Mystery Writers Association Award winning work) An elaborate mystery x profound human drama. A collection of short stories that are slightly bittersweet. ◆Bibliographic
information Release date: Friday, August 23, 2024 *E-book delivered on the same day List price: 968 yen (880 yen tax) Number of pages: 320 pages Illustration: Zennosuke Binding: Ikuma Harada Format: Paperback ISBN：9784041150184 Publisher: KADOKAWA Co., Ltd. Bibliographic information page: https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322402000634/ Author profile Yu Itsuki Born in Tokyo in 1980. Graduated from Gakushuin University Faculty of Law, Department of Law. In addition to working as a freelance web engineer, he writes novels. In 2016, she made her debut by winning the 36th Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Award for “The Girl Who Waits for the Rainbow.” Won the 75th Japan Mystery Writers Association Award (short story category) for “Skater’s Waltz” in 2022. In addition to “The Detective in the Five Seasons,” which includes the same work, he has written many other books, including “The Girl Doesn’t Write the Night,” “Hexadecimal Numbers in the Starry Sky,” “Silver Country,” “Fusou Club,” and “Quartet.”