Edogawa Rampo Meisaku Best Selection 2

[Machine Translation] The activities of the famous detective Kogoro Akechi and the Detective Boys are now revived with a beautiful cover illustration! A gem of a mystery that has been dramatized for television three times! In the spring of a certain year, rumors of a monster wearing a golden mask were making the rounds. A golden mask appeared at an exposition in Ueno, took away a large pearl on display, and fled. A letter of warning about the theft from the Golden Mask followed. Inspector Namikoshi of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and others are assigned to provide security, but then a tragic murder occurs. Then Kogoro Akechi appears on the scene and uncovers the truth of the case with his sharp deductions... This entertaining masterpiece is said to be a homage to Marcel Schuopp's novel "The King of the Golden Mask. A gem of a book that allows you to enjoy Edogawa Rampo's worldview, which is different from that of the bizarre.

名探偵明智小五郎と少年探偵団の活躍が美しい表紙イラストでいま、甦る!!3度のテレビドラマ化が実現した、珠玉のミステリー!黄金色の仮面を被った怪人の噂が世間を賑わせていたある年の春。上野の博覧会に黄金仮面が現れ、展示品の大真珠を奪って逃走するという事件が起きた。続いて届く黄金仮面からの盗みの予告状。東京警視庁の波越警部らが警備にあたるが、そこに悲惨な殺人事件が起きてしまう。そこへ現れた明智小五郎が鋭い推理で事件の真相を暴く...マルセル・シュオップの小説『黄金仮面の王』へのオマージュと評される、娯楽性に富んだ傑作。猟奇色とは異なる江戸川乱歩の世界観を堪能できる珠玉の1冊。