透明人的小屋

Kodansha Mystery Land #3

by Sōji Shimada, 島田莊司, 郭清華 (Translator)

這個世界上有透明人，也有可以讓人變透明的藥。透明人因為不會被看見，所以沒有人注意到他們的存在；然而，這個城市裏一定有這樣的人。這是孤獨少年陽一唯一尊敬的人——真鍋先生說的話。孤僻的真一不管是在學校，或是和同學或和媽媽在一起，都覺得很難融入，唯一能讓他安心與信賴的人，就是這位真鍋先生。但是，真鍋先生為什麼會知道這些祕密呢？陽一住的小城裏發生了離奇的失蹤事件，密室中的女人像水蒸氣一樣的消失了，陽一覺得只有透明人才有辦法從密室裏把人帶走而不被發現……

297 pages, Paperback

First published July 30, 2003

About the author

Japan language profile here 島田 荘司
Russian language profile here Содзи Симада

Reviews

[Thk · Rating 1 out of 5]

In short: skip this......

This is probably the literary equivalent of "Plan 9 from Outer Space" directed by Steven Spielberg. Long exposition of a youth story (which was good at some points) and promise of a locked room mystery that sort of fails on both fronts with the great reveal that was at times a bit indulgent and tends to reflect personal agenda.

This is also the same author of Tokyo Zodiac Murders and Crooked House. Quite disappointing.

[Shea Chen · Rating 3 out of 5]

跨越时空的真相传递，又是一部典型的岛田式“催泪”作品，推理弱感人多，不过对于“透明人”的解释让这本书上升到了一定的高度。如果读者认认真真看下去，结局是会让人飙泪的。