Rora Fu Ei to No Saigo No Kaiwa / Original Title: the LAST TALK with LOLA FAYE (Haya Kawa Mystery Bunko HM 395-1)

[Machine Translation] Luke, a young man who hated the small town where he grew up and abandoned his hometown out of great ambition, visited St. Louis 20 years later as a second-rate scholar to give a lecture. He meets Laura Faye. She was the woman who had triggered the tragedy that had once befallen Luke's family in that city. He invites her to join him and they talk about the old days. "I wonder if you too have fond memories of your hometown? " The conversation slowly leads Luke on. The conversation slowly leads Luke to a woman's past and the startling truth he never knew...

大きな野心から生まれ育った小さな町を憎み、故郷を捨てた青年ルーク。20年後、夢破れて二流の学者となり、講演でセントルイスを訪れた。会場で再会したのは―ローラ・フェイ。かつてあの町でルークの家族に起きた悲劇の引金になった女性だった。彼は彼女に誘われ、昔を語り合う。“あなたも故郷を思い出すことがあるのかしら?”その会話は、ルークをゆっくり導いてゆく。知りえなかった女の過去と驚愕の真実に...。