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Subterranean FiendAuthor: Unno Juza
| Original Title | 地中魔 |
|---|---|
| Author | 海野 十三 |
| Genre | Detective & Mystery |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In sweltering Tokyo, boy detective Sankichi Miura returns to Soroku Homura’s agency, drenched in sweat and intrigue. A carved cat’s glowing eyes in the transom signals a visitor—ushering in a case as bizarre as it is urgent. A three-ton subterranean locomotive, vital for subway construction, vanishes from a sunken cargo ship. Meanwhile, the Metropolitan Police scramble after an anonymous tip: Phantom Thief “Rock,” a notorious mastermind presumed dead, is returning to Tokyo. As Sankichi and his blustering partner, Matayemon Otsuji, unravel clues—a diving suit left on Tsukishima’s coast, freight trucks hauling mysteriously blue soil—Rock executes audacious heists, stealing a million dollars in gold from an impenetrable vault. Shadows deepen when Science University’s earth-piling operation hints at subterranean tunnels, and Rock’s taunting calls promise greater chaos. With Homura abroad, Sankichi races against time, wielding gadgets and grit, while Otsuji bumbles comically in pursuit. But beneath Tokyo’s streets, an engine rumbles—could Rock’s stolen machine be carving a path toward an unfathomable scheme? The chase plunges sky, sea, and underground, where every clue twists into darker enigmas. |
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