Kaibutsu No Kikori (Takarajimasha Bunko Kono Miss Taisho)

[Machine Translation] Akira Ninomiya is a psychopathic lawyer who routinely kills people who get in his way without remorse. One day, when he returns to his apartment after work, he is suddenly attacked by a man wearing a "monster mask" and nearly splits his head open with an axe. Having survived the attack, Ninomiya vows to find the man and take revenge on him. Meanwhile, a series of bizarre murders in which a man opens a man's head and removes his brains from his body are making headlines. The winner of the 17th "This Mystery is Amazing! Grand Prize winner of the 17th "This Mystery is Amazing!

良心の呵責を覚えることなく、自分にとって邪魔な者たちを日常的に何人も殺してきたサイコパスの辣腕弁護士・二宮彰。ある日、彼が仕事を終えてマンションへ帰ってくると、突如「怪物マスク」を被った男に襲撃され、斧で頭を割られかけた。九死に一生を得た二宮は、男を捜し出して復讐することを誓う。一方そのころ、頭部を開いて脳味噌を持ち去る連続猟奇殺人が世間を賑わしていた―。第17回『このミステリーがすごい!』大賞大賞受賞作。