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| Original Title | 死の接吻 |
|---|---|
| Author | 南部 修太郎 |
| Genre | Detective & Mystery |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | On a frigid March evening in 1932, young farmer Karlsson’s unease grows when repeated calls to elderly recluse Zetterberg’s isolated island villa go unanswered. Braving snow-laden paths, he finds the house locked, lights eerily glowing, and laundry frozen stiff—untouched for days. With neighbor Lofberg, he scales a ladder to peer through a lit kitchen window, only to recoil in horror: Zetterberg lies dead in a pool of blood, a mutilated woman nearby, and a cat’s feral snarl pierces the silence. \nStockholm’s Inspector Gustafsson and Chief Inspector Sohl uncover a scene of savage brutality—three corpses bludgeoned with an iron pipe, a ransacked safe, and cryptic bloodstains. Clues hint at a shadowy link to Baron von Sydow, a reclusive tycoon whose sudden evasiveness deepens suspicion. As whispers of a deranged killer spread, Gustafsson races to untangle a web of greed and madness before more blood spills. Yet each revelation—a vanished suspect, a phantom car, a bloodied silk garment—only tightens the noose of dread. \nIn a world where frostbitten secrets thaw into violence, the investigators confront an enigma as chilling as the Nordic winter: Who wields death’s kiss, and who will be next? |
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