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Ophelia's MurderAuthor: Oguri Mushitarō
| Original Title | オフェリヤ殺し |
|---|---|
| Author | 小栗 虫太郎 |
| Genre | Detective & Mystery |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | Within the shadowed grandeur of the Shakespeare Memorial Theater, a macabre spectacle unfolds as *Hamlet’s Concubine* takes the stage—a reimagining of tragedy where ambition and betrayal seep beyond the script. When Ophelia’s lifeless body floats to the surface during her mad scene, her throat slit mid-performance, the line between art and reality dissolves. At the center stands Housui Rintarou: actor, criminologist, and magnetic enigma, whose piercing gaze hints at secrets festering beneath the footlights. The theater itself simmers with ghosts—none more haunting than Kazama Kyujuro, a vanished Shakespearean visionary whose obsession with Elizabethan staging led to ruin. As critics whisper of curses and actors unravel under suspicion, Housui navigates a labyrinth of poisoned flowers, coded letters, and fractured loyalties. Behind velvet curtains, jealousies coil like vipers, and every role masks darker truths. Who manipulates this deadly drama? The answer lies where artifice bleeds into obsession, and the final act promises not applause—but revelation. |
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