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今昔百鬼拾遺 天狗
「據說，天狗是墮入魔道的人。」
「既然如此不堪，怎會受人崇拜呢？」
昭和29年夏天，背負家人期望成為私立才媛女校的高中生——吳美由紀，連續經歷兩起駭人案件後，前往拜訪曾幫助她的偵探。不巧，議員千金——篠村美彌子，正在商談委託事宜，原來她的好友美智榮在高尾山上失蹤，街坊謠傳是遇見「天狗」，遭到神隱。美彌子和美由紀頗為投緣，相約到高尾山探查，卻摔落陷阱……
另一方面，美由紀的忘年之交、《稀譚月報》的記者中禪寺敦子得到消息，有一對女同戀人的遺體，分別在高尾山和迦葉山尋獲。而且，其中一人的身上居然穿著失蹤的美智榮的衣服！
跟「天狗」淵源深遠的兩座山上，竟有三名女子離奇遇害，果真是妖怪作祟？或者，當中有什麼因緣？逐漸培養出默契的敦子和美由紀，加上作風前衛的美彌子，她們能否驅散迷障，還原真相？
「既然如此不堪，怎會受人崇拜呢？」
昭和29年夏天，背負家人期望成為私立才媛女校的高中生——吳美由紀，連續經歷兩起駭人案件後，前往拜訪曾幫助她的偵探。不巧，議員千金——篠村美彌子，正在商談委託事宜，原來她的好友美智榮在高尾山上失蹤，街坊謠傳是遇見「天狗」，遭到神隱。美彌子和美由紀頗為投緣，相約到高尾山探查，卻摔落陷阱……
另一方面，美由紀的忘年之交、《稀譚月報》的記者中禪寺敦子得到消息，有一對女同戀人的遺體，分別在高尾山和迦葉山尋獲。而且，其中一人的身上居然穿著失蹤的美智榮的衣服！
跟「天狗」淵源深遠的兩座山上，竟有三名女子離奇遇害，果真是妖怪作祟？或者，當中有什麼因緣？逐漸培養出默契的敦子和美由紀，加上作風前衛的美彌子，她們能否驅散迷障，還原真相？
328 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 2019
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About the author
Natsuhiko Kyogoku
216 books159 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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January 13, 2022
Note: The middle part of the story is just getting really terrifyingly long winded (too many needless conversations to get the author's criticism on the post-war Japanese society and woman's right across), plus we never get to meet any of the three victims in the story, we only learn what had happened to them through the description from some third parties, it's disappointing.
I actually like the author taking effort to give voice to his female characters and let them take the main stage, it's a nice gesture but I don't think this good idea is always well excised in the story.
The explanation for the murder mystery is a reasonable one although the murderer's motive is utterly weak and hardly believable.
I actually like the author taking effort to give voice to his female characters and let them take the main stage, it's a nice gesture but I don't think this good idea is always well excised in the story.
The explanation for the murder mystery is a reasonable one although the murderer's motive is utterly weak and hardly believable.
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