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The Woman Who Escaped from the KeyAuthor: Unno Juza
| Original Title | 鍵から抜け出した女 |
|---|---|
| Author | 海野 十三 |
| Genre | Detective & Mystery |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | Trapped in a remote island asylum, Jun’ichi plots a daring escape, haunted by questions of betrayal. His mother and Uncle Mori—once trusted guardians—abandoned him to this grim fate after he stumbled upon a mysterious antique key hidden in Mori’s study. Engraved with the profile of an enigmatic woman, the key becomes Jun’ichi’s sole solace and obsession, fueling his desperation to flee. Through ingenuity, he crafts a tool from smuggled chopsticks, risking everything to lift the iron bar sealing his cell. Success brings fleeting freedom, but the island’s overlord, Mori, unleashes hunters with a lethal bounty. Amid festival chaos, a stranger—a beautiful woman with a striking resemblance to the key’s silhouette—guides him to a reclusive nun’s sanctuary. Yet safety proves illusory: secrets unravel, linking the key to Jun’ichi’s murdered father and a web of conspiracy. As alliances shift and disguises fall, Jun’ichi confronts chilling truths about those he once loved, racing toward a reckoning where trust is perilous and survival demands confronting shadows of the past. |
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