D Zaka No Satsujin Jiken (Kadokawa Bunko)

[Machine Translation] I was talking with a strange man named Kogoro Akechi, a lover of detective novels, at a coffee shop called Shiraumeiken in D-saka, Tokyo. Then I noticed something strange at the used bookstore across the street. To my surprise, the store's wife had been strangled to death. From various circumstantial evidences, I deduce that Akechi might be the murderer.... ( from the title work ) This collection contains mainly mystery and detective novels, including the memorable title work in which a nationally famous detective appears for the first time. Enjoy the many masterpieces by the great master of mystery novels, Dai Rampo.

私は東京のD坂にある白梅軒という喫茶店で、明智小五郎という探偵小説好きの妙な男と話していた。すると向かいの古本屋の様子がおかしい。なんとその店の妻が首を絞められて死んでいたのだ。様々な状況証拠から、私は明智が犯人ではないかと推理するが...。(表題作より)国民的名探偵が初めて登場する記念すべき表題作を始め、推理・探偵小説を中心に収録。推理小説の大家・大乱歩の傑作の数々を、ご堪能あれ。