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| Original Title | 陰獣 |
|---|---|
| Author | 江戸川 乱歩 |
| Genre | Fantasy & Sci-Fi |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | A morally sensitive detective novelist, accustomed to the tidy logic of his fictional crimes, finds his rational world shattered when he becomes captivated by the elegant Shizuko Oyamada. Her secret—terrifying letters from a vengeful ex-lover, the notorious "criminal type" author Ōe Harunīdo—draws him into a real-life mystery far darker than any he's ever penned. As Harunīdo's macabre threats escalate into murder, the protagonist races against time, but every twist challenges his intellect and stirs a forbidden passion for Shizuko. He unravels a horrifying web of deception, only to question if his deductions are merely instruments in a villain's grand design, or if the true beast lurks closer to home, within his own heart. In a world where reality mirrors fiction, can he truly discern the puppeteer from the puppet, or will he become another victim in a game he never truly understood? |
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