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Sleep DemonAuthor: Ran Ikujirō
| Original Title | 睡魔 |
|---|---|
| Author | 蘭 郁二郎 |
| Genre | Detective & Mystery |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In a Tokyo paralyzed by an inexplicable sleeping plague, researcher Murata crosses paths with Kimura, a brash dog breeder, in a haze of cigarette smoke and uneasy laughter. Their reunion shatters when a woman nearby collapses into a coma-like slumber—a harbinger of the epidemic consuming the city. As victims multiply, from bar patrons to street children, Murata’s medical instincts clash with Kimura’s rural pragmatism. Whispers of factories emptied by the “sleep demon” and borderland rumors hint at a darker truth. Key to the mystery are Kimura’s dogs—a pocket terrier’s distress and a guard dog’s frenzied barking—whose uncanny reactions point to an invisible threat. Drawn to a coastal kennel where waves mask restless barks, the pair uncovers eerie patterns: machines humming beyond human hearing, shadows of espionage, and a device pulsing with lethal frequencies. As sleep claims even their allies, Murata’s race to connect canine intuition to ultrasonic sabotage becomes a desperate gamble against a capital sinking into silent oblivion. |
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