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Stabbing the BreastAuthor: Kunieda Kanji
| Original Title | 乳を刺す |
|---|---|
| Author | 邦枝 完二 |
| Genre | Popular Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In the heart of Edo’s Obon festivities, the streets shimmer with star lanterns as Yuri, a palace maid, returns home on rare leave. Her family’s joy is palpable—six months have passed since they last saw her radiant face. Yet beneath the celebratory feast and laughter lies unease: Yuri’s impending marriage hangs in tension with her loyalty to a mysterious superior at court. When dawn breaks, her lifeless body is discovered, a single stab wound piercing her chest. \nAs detectives descend on the medicine merchant’s household, suspicion falls on those closest to her—a devoted clerk, a hesitant fiancé, and even family members harboring hidden resentments. Yet the truth unravels beyond the home’s shuttered doors, weaving through Edo’s shadowed alleys and into the guarded world of the Inner Palace. Whispers of forbidden bonds and desperate acts emerge, hinting at a tragedy deeper than mere jealousy. With time slipping and the shogunate’s honor at stake, the investigators race to untangle a web of love, duty, and secrets that threatens to consume all it touches—a tale where even autumn’s first breeze carries the chill of betrayal. |
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