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Original Title	消えた霊媒女
Author	大倉 燁子
Genre	Detective & Mystery
Author Type	Female Author
Summary	Consumed by inconsolable grief, Mr. Katsurada wastes away after the death of his beloved wife. When a friend introduces him to the world of psychical research, a fragile hope ignites: a chance to speak with his lost love once more. He finds Komiyama Reiko, a beautiful medium whose uncanny resemblance to his deceased wife offers a miraculous, if unsettling, connection. What begins as solace soon twists into a dangerous obsession as Katsurada blurs the lines between the medium and his memories. A hidden letter from his wife's past stirs forgotten jealousies, propelling him to uncover long-buried truths. On a stormy night, he takes Reiko to his secluded estate, desperate to interrogate his wife's 'spirit.' But in the harrowing hours that follow, the medium vanishes without a trace. Did she truly disappear into the fog, or did Katsurada's tormented heart unleash a far more sinister end?