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| Original Title | 半七捕物帳 |
|---|---|
| Author | 岡本 綺堂 |
| Genre | Historical Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In the heart of Edo, young samurai Chosaburo leads an unassuming life of studies and sword practice. But his ordinary world shatters when a series of bizarre events plague his neighborhood. A mysterious white butterfly, dancing through the frigid January night, brings illness and death in its wake. When his neighbor, Kuronuma Denbei, attempts to uncover its secret, he meets an inexplicable end, leaving Chosaburo's family honor imperiled. As his sister, O-Kita, becomes entangled in a web of forbidden love and vanishes without a trace, Chosaburo is thrust into a desperate quest. With a cunning police informant closing in and a cryptic one-eyed girl hinting at dark truths, he must navigate a shadowy world where illusions conceal deadly secrets. Can he unmask the puppeteer behind the spectral butterfly and save his family before Edo’s darkest mysteries consume them all? |
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