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Death's Speeding ShipAuthor: Osaka Keikichi
| Original Title | 死の快走船 |
|---|---|
| Author | 大阪 圭吉 |
| Genre | Popular Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | On a remote cape shaped like a ship’s prow, retired Captain Fukatani’s eerie estate rises from the cliffs—a labyrinth of white cabins and nautical obsessions. A man consumed by the sea, he enforces maritime rituals on his household and vanishes nightly into foggy waters aboard his yacht, *White Shark*. When his mangled body washes ashore after a midnight sail, suspicion turns to murder. A physician and an inquisitive guest uncover unsettling clues: bloodstained sails, a shattered "current bottle," and traces of an extra passenger’s weight aboard the yacht. The captain’s widow, her enigmatic brother, a former shipmate, and tight-lipped servants each harbor secrets, while cryptic mutterings about an impending threat hint at darker motives. As tides reveal drag marks and hidden troves of peculiar shellfish, the investigators race against time—and a shadowy figure erasing evidence in the woods. But every deduction twists into contradiction, leaving a chilling question: in this house where the sea’s whispers drown out reason, who navigated the captain toward his gruesome end? |
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