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Dust SpeaksAuthor: Kosakai Fuboku
| Original Title | 塵埃は語る |
|---|---|
| Author | 小酒井 不木 |
| Genre | Detective & Mystery |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In an autumn cooled by relief from relentless summer heat, young detective Toshio Tsukahara—restless from weeks without intrigue—finally encounters a case as a distressed banker, Tomita Shigeo, arrives at his office. Tomita’s seven-year-old son, Yutaka, has been kidnapped by a shadowy group demanding a hefty ransom. Though Toshio’s initial confidence in recovering the boy reassures Tomita, danger escalates when a phony call lures Toshio into a trap: he’s abducted alongside Yutaka by masked assailants. As allies scramble to untangle the plot, clues emerge—a ransom note’s disguised handwriting, a stepmother’s suspicious behavior, and microscopic traces of dust—hinting at a conspiracy far beyond a simple kidnapping. With time running out and trust unraveling, Toshio’s sharp intellect becomes their only hope to outwit criminals who’ve infiltrated the family itself. But in a game of deception, even rescued hostages carry secrets that could shatter everything. |
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