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Dr. Mera’s Mysterious CrimeAuthor: Edogawa Ranpo
| Original Title | 目羅博士の不思議な犯罪 |
|---|---|
| Author | 江戸川 乱歩 |
| Genre | Detective & Mystery |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In a quiet Tokyo zoo at dusk, a writer seeking inspiration encounters a pale, enigmatic young man who captivates him with eerie tales of imitation’s deadly power. The stranger recounts a chilling series of suicides in mirrored Marunouchi buildings, each death occurring under a full moon’s uncanny glow. As the narrative unfolds, he reveals his obsession with Dr. Mera, an eccentric physician whose shadowy presence and waxen puppets orchestrate these tragedies through lunar sorcery. Drawn into a labyrinth of hypnotic reflections and macabre illusions, the writer listens as the young man confesses to a twisted revenge—mirroring Mera’s own methods to engineer his downfall. But as moonlight bathes Shinobazu Pond like a spectral mirror, reality blurs: Was this encounter a waking dream, or has the storyteller himself become entangled in the very curse he describes? The night’s secrets linger, whispering of humanity’s primal urge to mimic—and destroy. \n(150 words) |
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