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Original Title	死者の権利
Author	浜尾 四郎
Genre	Detective & Mystery
Author Type	Male Author
Summary	When a detective novelist seeks inspiration from a seasoned lawyer, he expects tales of calculated crime. Instead, Mr. Tsuchida Hachirō unveils a case that defies simple categories: the death of a young café waitress, Akita Sayoko, at the hands of her wealthy lover, Suyama Haruichi. The courts delivered a verdict, but for Sayoko's brother, Kiyokichi, justice was a betrayal. Driven by a burning need to reclaim his sister's sullied honor and avenge her death, Kiyokichi crafts a meticulous plot—one designed to manipulate the very legal system he despises. But as Tsuchida recounts the shocking, unforeseen conclusion, the novelist—and the reader—are left to grapple with a truth far more intricate and disturbing than any courtroom drama. For when the dead demand their rights, who truly delivers justice.