Shisha wo Muchiute (Novel) (Kobunsha Bunko)

[Machine Translation] Tetsuya Ayukawa's short story "Strike the Dead" published in a mystery magazine has been suspected of plagiarism! A critic pointed out that the content of the story was the same as that of "Unfinished Memoirs" written by a writer named Mineko Ishimoto about ten years ago. Immediately, newspapers came to interview the author, and the publisher informed the author that the publication of the book had been canceled. Ayukawa's life as a writer was in jeopardy, and he set out to find out the truth himself... In addition to the master's unique work, a very rare short story is also included!

鮎川哲也が推理雑誌に発表した短編“死者を笞打て”に盗作の疑いがかかった!?十年ほど前に石本峯子なる作家が書いた“未完の手記”と内容が同じだと批評家から指摘を受けたのだ。早速、新聞社が取材に訪れ、出版社からは刊行中止の連絡があった。作家生命の危機にさらされた鮎川は、自ら真相究明に乗り出したが...。巨匠の異色作に加え、激レアな短編も併録!