クレオパトラの夢

神原恵弥

by Riku Onda

北国のH市を訪れた神原恵弥。不倫中の双子の妹を連れ戻すという名目の裏に、外資製薬会社の名ウイルスハンターとして重大な目的があった。H市と関係があるらしい「クレオパトラ」と呼ばれるものの正体を掴むこと。人々の欲望を掻きたててきたそれは、存在自体が絶対の禁忌（タブー）であった――。シリーズ第二弾、新装版！

255 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 1, 2003

About the author

Riku Onda (Japanese name: 恩田 陸), born in 1964, is the professional name of Nanae Kumagai. She has been writing fiction since 1991 and has won the Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for New Writers, the Japan Booksellers' Award, the Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel for The Aosawa Murders, the Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize, and the Naoki Prize. Her work has been adapted for film and television. The Aosawa Murders was her first crime novel and the first time she was translated into English. It was selected by The New York Times as a Notable Book of 2020.

Reviews

[Asia · Rating 3 out of 5]

What I like about this book is that the main character is 神原惠彌, who was also one of the main characters for Maze. This time, he goes into a city in Japan to bring back his twin sister, 和見. I would like to see more stories about 惠彌 and his adventures!