Guzen Ni Shite Saiaku No Kaiko

[Machine Translation] Before I knew it, the era had changed from the Showa era to the Heisei era (2028?), and 38 years had passed. ), 38 years had passed, and I had become a ghost. It seems that someone murdered me and buried me here, but why? The tricky riddle in "Kill a Man, and You'll Find Two Holes" will fascinate you. The title story, "The Worst Encounter by Chance," depicts a mysterious incident that a high school student becomes involved in when he peeks into an abandoned school building. This is a memorable collection of short mystery stories by the author, who celebrated the 25th anniversary of his debut.

気がつくと昭和から令和へと元号も変わり(なんと平成という時代もあった!?)、三十八年も経っていたうえに、自分は幽霊になっていた。どうやら何者かに殺害されて、ここに埋められたらしいが、いったいなぜ?トリッキーな謎解きで魅了する「ひとを殺さば穴ふたつ」。高校生が廃屋になった旧校舎からの覗きを端に巻き込まれた不思議な事件を描く表題作「偶然にして最悪の邂逅」など、過去と現在が交差しながら、怒涛の展開へと突き進む、“日常の中の非日常”を魅惑的な筆致で贈る全五編。デビュー二十五周年を迎えた著者の、記念すべきミステリ短編集。