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| Original Title | 土から手が |
|---|---|
| Author | 牧 逸馬 |
| Genre | Fantasy & Sci-Fi |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In March 1919, truck driver Tony Fernandez spots a spectral hand beckoning from a desolate California riverbed—a grisly prelude to uncovering the corpse of a young woman beneath Half Moon Bay Highway. Clad in luxurious attire, her identity stripped of all clues, the victim’s ethereal beauty and eerily manicured hands captivate investigators and public alike. As authorities race to unravel her origins, whispers of midnight limousines, bloodstained hotel linens, and a shadowy “Night Companion” intertwine with revelations of her past: Inez Reed, a Red Cross nurse whose final days trace a trail of secrecy and desperation. Autopsies expose a botched illegal surgery, igniting outrage and a feverish manhunt for a coldly calculating physician who abandoned her to die. From covert clinics to ash-filled fireplaces, detectives untangle a web of aliases and forensic breadcrumbs, culminating in a dramatic arrest. Yet lingering questions haunt the case—of love, betrayal, and the hand that reached from the earth to demand justice. |
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