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| Original Title | 緑衣の女 |
|---|---|
| Author | 松本 泰 |
| Genre | Detective & Mystery |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In a foggy post-war London, a destitute Japanese painter named Izumihara trudges through life’s shadows—haunted by poverty, illness, and the betrayal of Gwinn, a lover who vanished with his savings. Desperate for work, he seeks help from an art-collecting patron, only to find the man mysteriously absent. Amidst the Thames’ twilight, a chance encounter at a bustling station reignites old wounds: Izumihara spots Gwinn, now clad in emerald silk, flanked by strangers. Compelled by unresolved anguish, he pursues her to Margate’s glittering coastal town, where grand hotels mask darker secrets. \nThe chase spirals into a labyrinth of deception. A detective’s aid reveals a web of imposters—a dying patriarch, a confined heiress, and Gwinn’s eerie double entangled in a plot to seize a fortune. As rain-soaked streets blur truth and illusion, Izumihara confronts spectral echoes of love and loss. But beneath Margate’s opulent veneer lies a precipice where greed and identity collide, culminating in a fall that leaves him grappling with ghosts—both living and dead. \nA tale of fractured loyalties and shadowed pasts unfolds, where every face wears a mask, and trust is as fleeting as the gulls over the Thames. |
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