

Nonoguchi confesses to the murder, but that’s only the beginning of the story.

There he finds evidence that shows that the two writers’ relationship was very different than the two claimed. But Kaga thinks something is a little bit off with Nonoguchi’s statement and investigates further, ultimately executing a search warrant on Nonoguchi’s apartment. Kaga went on to join the police force while Osamu Nonoguchi left to become a full-time writer, though with not nearly the success of his friend Hidaka.

Years ago when they were both teachers, they were colleagues at the same high school. Police Detective Kyochiro Kaga recognizes Hidaka’s best friend. His body is found in his office, in a locked room, within his locked house, by his wife and his best friend, both of whom have rock solid alibis. Acclaimed bestselling novelist Kunihiko Hidaka is found brutally murdered in his home on the night before he’s planning to leave Japan and relocate to Vancouver.
