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Original Title	死の快走船
Author	大阪 圭吉
Genre	Popular Fiction
Author Type	Male Author
Summary	Summoned to a reclusive captain's remote, ship-like estate, a doctor expects a routine house call. Instead, he finds Captain Fukaya's corpse, mauled by a shark, yet bearing the unmistakable mark of murder. What begins as a grim discovery quickly spirals into a bizarre nautical mystery, as the doctor and his sharp-witted companion, Mr. Higashiya of the Fisheries Research Institute, delve into the eccentric captain’s secret life and peculiar nightly voyages. From the silent testimony of a yacht’s waterline to strange mabe shells hidden in a murky cove, every clue points to a carefully orchestrated crime. But who among the captain's isolated household—or beyond—would kill a man so obsessed with the sea, and what dark secret did he fear would arrive "tomorrow afternoon"? With a killer still lurking, the doctor must navigate a treacherous current of suspicion and deception, where even perfect coincidences hide deadly truths.