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The Riveter Murder CaseAuthor: Osaka Keikichi
| Original Title | カンカン虫殺人事件 |
|---|---|
| Author | 大阪 圭吉 |
| Genre | Popular Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In a gritty shipyard shrouded in winter gloom, two laborers vanish without a trace—men known as "Kankan insects," toiling endlessly on rusted hulls. Five days later, a mutilated corpse surfaces, its wounds a macabre puzzle: a stab to the heart, brutal head trauma, and skin shredded as if ravaged by the sea itself. Detective Aoyama Kyosuke descends into this world of oil-slicked docks and looming cranes, where every clue deepens the mystery. A bloodstained jackknife etched with cryptic initials lies buried in iron filings. A matchbook from a distant port hints at shadowy connections. Machine oil stains whisper of a ship’s dark secrets. As Kyosuke untangles a web of blackmail and buried pasts, the Tenkyo Maru—a vessel harboring a lethal crewman—anchors at the heart of the enigma. But when a second corpse emerges from icy waters, the truth proves as merciless as the tides. Can justice surface before the killer vanishes into the open sea? |
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