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Midnight VisitorAuthor: Ōkura Teruko
| Original Title | 深夜の客 |
|---|---|
| Author | 大倉 燁子 |
| Genre | Detective & Mystery |
| Author Type | Female Author |
| Summary | Detective Yoko Sakurai reluctantly answers a cryptic summons from Takeo Arimatsu, a wealthy man whose polished charm masks an unsettling aura. Exhausted from a recent case, she boards a train to Numazu only to witness two shadowy figures leap into the night after triggering an emergency stop—a disruption dismissed as a prank. Arriving at Arimatsu’s eerily silent villa, Yoko discovers his corpse, stabbed through the heart, and his adopted daughter Miwako trembling in shock. With no staff present and Miwako’s fingerprints on the murder weapon, suspicion mounts. As Yoko investigates, whispers of a notorious noble thief, Senzo Ogoshi—recently escaped prison—weave through the chaos. Late that night, Ogoshi himself infiltrates Yoko’s home, confessing to Arimatsu’s murder while hinting at a decades-old injustice involving a framed man and a hidden record. Torn between duty and unraveling a web of betrayal, Yoko must navigate shifting loyalties and buried truths before another life is lost. The chilling trail blurs lines between justice and vengeance, leaving her to question who truly holds the dagger—and why. |
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