Yonimo Fushigina Dobutsu En (PHP Bungei Bunko)

[Machine Translation] This is a unique collection of short stories by popular authors whose pen names contain the word "animal" as part of their names. The story is about the only day-care center in the village that keeps a black lamb, which is considered unlucky ("Where is the Black Lamb?" by Yoko Ogawa), and the death of the owner of a ranch. The owner of the ranch dies, and a horse is the one who deduces the culprit! ( Atsuya Higashikawa, Murder in a Horse's Ear ), A high school newspaper club friend and I were supposed to be searching for the mystery of the white crow, but... ( Nitori Chicken "Summer Vacation of a Kicking Chicken" ) and more.

ペンネームの一部に「動物」が隠れた人気作家による、それぞれの動物をテーマとした異色の短編集。不吉とされる黒い子羊を飼う、村で唯一の託児所の物語(小川洋子「黒子羊はどこへ」)、牧場の経営者が亡くなった。犯人を推理するのは馬!?(東川篤哉「馬の耳に殺人」)、高校の新聞部の友人と共に白いカラスの謎を探っていたはずが...(似鳥鶏「蹴る鶏の夏休み」)等、バラエティに富んだ五作を収録。