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Discontinuous Murder CaseAuthor: Sakaguchi Ango

Original Title	不連続殺人事件
Author	坂口安吾
Genre	Detective & Mystery
Author Type	Male Author
Summary	In the sweltering summer of 1947, a reclusive poet summons an old acquaintance to his remote mountain estate—a place steeped in wartime memories and tangled secrets. The invitation hints at simmering tensions: his rebellious sister, fresh from a scandalous abortion, has orchestrated a gathering of literary luminaries and former lovers, each harboring grudges and desires. Among them are a brash bestselling author, a coldly intellectual scholar, and a seductive actress, all bound by a web of betrayals and illicit affairs. As the group reunites, cryptic letters surface, alluding to a shrouded death from the past and warning of impending bloodshed. When a notorious womanizer is found murdered, suspicion falls on every guest—each with motive, each masking hidden truths. Amidst the claustrophobic atmosphere of decaying aristocracy and post-war disillusionment, alliances fracture, and long-buried vendettas rise to the surface. The estate becomes a stage for psychological warfare, where love curdles into obsession, and every smile conceals a knife. But as the mountain mist thickens, the deadliest secrets remain veiled—waiting to claim their next victim.