Butterfly Effect T Kenkei Keimu Bu Jiken Ka (Shogakukan Bunko)

[Machine Translation] Six new members are assigned to the newly established "Case Section" at the prefectural police headquarters. Soon after their arrival, they receive a report that a rookie officer committed suicide by hanging in their jurisdiction. Kaoru Akedo, the leader of the team, feels the difference in temperature between the younger members and the newer ones, but he sets out to find the reason for the death before the inspector intervenes. Meanwhile, in another jurisdiction, an imprisoned serial thief is found to have an alibi, raising the possibility of a false arrest. Why did the department, headed by a legendary detective, fail? As Kaoru and her team continue their investigation, they come face to face with the dark side of this horrifying organization. The author, a former motorcycle policeman, depicts the bare egos, justice, and real anguish of police officers in this new novel about police.

県警本部に新設された「事件課」に六名が配属された。着任早々、所轄で新人警官が首吊り自殺したとの報が入る。メンバーを率いる明堂薫は若手との温度差を感じながらも、監察介入の前に死の理由を明らかにすべく、動きだす。一方、別の所轄では収監中の連続窃盗犯にアリバイがあることが判明し、誤認逮捕の可能性が浮上した。伝説の刑事と謳われた人物が課長を務める署の失態はなぜ起きたのか。薫たちは調べを進めるうち、恐るべき組織の闇に迫ることになる。元白バイ隊員の著者が、警察官たちの剥き出しのエゴと正義、リアルな苦悩を描きだす、警察小説の新機軸。