背の眼

by Shusuke Michio, 道尾 秀介

「レエ、オグロアラダ、ロゴ…」ホラー作家の道尾が、旅先の白峠村の河原で耳にした無気味な声。その言葉の真の意味に気づいた道尾は東京に逃げ戻り、「霊現象探求所」を構える友人・真備のもとを訪れた。そこで見たのは、被写体の背中に二つの眼が写る4枚の心霊写真だった。しかも、すべてが白峠村周辺で撮影され、後に彼らは全員が自殺しているという。道尾は真相を求めて、真備と助手の北見とともに再び白峠村に向かうが…。未解決の児童連続失踪事件。自殺者の背中に現れた眼。白峠村に伝わる「天狗伝説」。血塗られた過去に根差した、悲愴な事件の真実とは?

397 pages, Tankobon Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Associated Names:
* Shusuke Michio
* 道尾秀介 (Japanese Profile)


Shūsuke Michio (1975–)  takes his pen name from the mystery writer Michio Tsuzuki, one of his idols. Michio first became interested in reading in high school, when he was inspired by the works of Yasunari Kawabata and Osamu Dazai. He began writing short-shorts in college and continued producing fiction after graduation in his time away from work. His first break as an author came when he received the Horror and Suspense Special Prize for Se no me (Eyes in the Back) in 2004; the following year he quit his job to write full-time. In 2009 his novel Karasu no oyayubi (By Rule of Crow’s Thumb) earned the Mystery Writers of Japan Award in addition to a Naoki Prize nomination; in a testament to the consistently high quality of his work, he was nominated for the biannual prize four more times on his way to winning it in 2011 withTsuki to kani (Moon and Crab). Other honors include the 2010 Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize for Kōbai no hana (Flowers of Light), a collection of linked short stories. With his knack for easily crossing over genres such as horror and the mystery, Michio is a promising hitmaker among the new generation of writers.

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Reviews

[Forrest · Rating 4 out of 5]

嗯!!沒錯!!該本書我花了大概三四個小時就把它K完了!!可見真的蠻好看的!!!解謎調查的過程有點比照華生與福爾摩斯，另外再加上一位美麗的女助手，作者利用很匪夷所思的開頭來帶領大家進入故事，其中有一兩段還真的有點毛骨聳然，雖然這些很匪夷所思的答案後來都有合理的解釋(沒錯，這好像就是本格的特色，很不可能的劇情，可是後來都有合理的解釋)，但是關於背之眼卻給了一個鬼神的答案......感覺有點美中不足.......

[Emi · Rating 4 out of 5]

長かったけどほぼ一気読み。もっとホラーな感じかと思ったけど、ホラー要素もあるミステリーだった。