Shokuho Shojo Sasoe Waru (Bunko Hi 25-4)

[Machine Translation] Kuko, who was sent to a juvenile reformatory for the murder of her mother, is released on parole in less than two years. On the morning of her release, a female detective from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department visits Kuko and tells her that Satomi Imura, a classmate of hers, has committed suicide. Kyuko is shocked, but what awaits her in society is a public reaction beyond her imagination. While criticism was directed at her for inadequate redemption and rehabilitation, there was also a group of otaku (Japanese nerds) who idolized her. Kyuko investigates the truth behind Satomi's death. A book-length mystery.

母親を殺害し少年院送りになった九子は、二年足らずで仮退院を迎える。退院の朝、警視庁の女性刑事が九子を訪ね、同級生だった井村里実が自殺したと告げる。衝撃を受ける九子だが、社会に出た彼女を待ち受けていたのは、さらに想像を超えた世間の反応だった。贖罪と更正が不充分との批判の一方で、彼女を偶像化するヲタク集団も活動していた。九子は里実の死の真相を探る。書下し長篇推理。