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中禪寺敦子為採訪古剎，偕同鳥口守彥進入箱根荒僻深山，不料他們下榻的旅館卻在雪地中憑空出現呈坐禪姿勢的僧人屍體。
京極堂受邀調查從土堆中挖掘出的書庫，孰料其中不但滿是禪學經典，更有「不能夠存在的東西」，他所指為何？
穿著盛裝和服在荒涼雪地漫遊的吟歌少女，十三年來不曾長大？向盲眼按摩師坦承自己殺人的和尚，卻又改口說殺的是牛，自己是老鼠！
年代、派別來歷及財源都不明的謎樣古剎明慧寺，
寺內僧人接二連三死於非命，甚而巨鼠成群流竄、四處啃咬，
向來氣定神閒的京極堂在此遭逢前所未有的難關……
京極堂受邀調查從土堆中挖掘出的書庫，孰料其中不但滿是禪學經典，更有「不能夠存在的東西」，他所指為何？
穿著盛裝和服在荒涼雪地漫遊的吟歌少女，十三年來不曾長大？向盲眼按摩師坦承自己殺人的和尚，卻又改口說殺的是牛，自己是老鼠！
年代、派別來歷及財源都不明的謎樣古剎明慧寺，
寺內僧人接二連三死於非命，甚而巨鼠成群流竄、四處啃咬，
向來氣定神閒的京極堂在此遭逢前所未有的難關……
512 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1996
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Natsuhiko Kyogoku
214 books160 followersNatsuhiko Kyogoku ( 京極 夏彦 Kyōgoku Natsuhiko, born March 26, 1963) is a Japanese mystery writer, who is a member of Ōsawa Office. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan and the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan.
Three of his novels have been turned into feature films; Mōryō no Hako, which won the 1996 Mystery Writers of Japan Award, was also made into an anime TV series, as was Kosetsu Hyaku Monogatari, and his book Loups=Garous was adapted into an anime feature film. Vertical have published his debut novel as The Summer of the Ubume.
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Three of his novels have been turned into feature films; Mōryō no Hako, which won the 1996 Mystery Writers of Japan Award, was also made into an anime TV series, as was Kosetsu Hyaku Monogatari, and his book Loups=Garous was adapted into an anime feature film. Vertical have published his debut novel as The Summer of the Ubume.
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