眼の壁

by Seichō Matsumoto

故事從一家擁有五千名員工的昭和電器製作所，在發薪日前夕慘遭詐騙集團騙取一張支票開始。在會計課課長關野德一郎自殺之後，欲追查其真相的人也相繼慘遭殺害。而關野的下屬荻崎追查後發現，在德一郎死因的背後，所有的事件皆受到某個地下組織操控。荻崎隻身對抗這個右翼組織，並實地走訪調查真相，奔走日本四處……一場詐欺遊戲在東京車站的候車室上演，會計課課長關野德一郎因而引咎自盡，副課長萩崎龍雄誓言替課長找回清白。然而越接近真相，越容易引來殺機。他該如何自保？他能在警方破案之前找到兇手嗎？這是一本透視金融犯罪、右翼暴力集團與政客之間勾結的社會寫實推理小說。

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About the author

Seicho Matsumoto (松本清張, Matsumoto Seichō), December 21, 1909 – August 4, 1992) was a Japanese writer.

Matsumoto's works created a new tradition of Japanese crime fiction. Dispensing with formulaic plot devices such as puzzles, Matsumoto incorporated elements of human psychology and ordinary life into his crime fiction. In particular, his works often reflect a wider social context and postwar nihilism that expanded the scope and further darkened the atmosphere of the genre. His exposé of corruption among police officials as well as criminals was a new addition to the field. The subject of investigation was not just the crime but also the society in which the crime was committed.

The self-educated Matsumoto did not see his first book in print until he was in his forties. He was a prolific author, he wrote until his death in 1992, producing in four decades more than 450 works. Matsumoto's mystery and detective fiction solidified his reputation as a writer at home and abroad. He wrote historical novels and nonfiction in addition to mystery/detective fiction.

He was awarded the Akutagawa Prize in 1952 and the Kikuchi Kan Prize in 1970, as well as the Mystery Writers of Japan Award in 1957. He chaired the president of Mystery Writers of Japan from 1963 to 1971.

Credited with popularizing the genre among readers in his country, Matsumoto became his nation's best-selling and highest earning author in the 1960s. His most acclaimed detective novels, including Ten to sen (1958; Points and Lines, 1970); Suna no utsuwa (1961; Inspector Imanishi Investigates, 1989) and Kiri no hata (1961; Pro Bono, 2012), have been translated into a number of languages, including English.

He collaborated with film director Yoshitarō Nomura on adaptations of eight of his novels to film, including Castle of Sand.

Reviews

[James Woo · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Janice]

Of course you're gonna like it, if a mystery is also about politics.