Mother / Complex (Shogakukan Bunko)

[Machine Translation] Eriko Minesuka is grieving. Her son was accused of molestation and died in a train accident. Believing that she was falsely accused, Eriko becomes obsessed with her late son's social networking site. Minatsu Natsukawa is furious. Her daughter caught the molester, but she has been a victim for a long time. Minatsu wishes for her daughter's success in the entertainment industry, and is frustrated when she is pursued by a weekly journalist. Kotoe Takana is in despair. She is pregnant with her long-awaited child, but her husband is arrested for molestation. Her husband is upset, and her mother-in-law blames Kotoe. Unable to get a divorce, she is at a loss. The three families are disintegrating, triggered by an incident on the subway. A new tragedy ensues. A masterpiece mystery with a shocking ending awaits at the end of a runaway maternal love affair.

峰須賀恵理子は悲嘆に暮れている。息子が痴漢行為を咎められ、電車事故で死んだのだ。冤罪を信じる恵理子は亡き息子のSNSにのめり込む。夏川美夏は激怒している。娘が痴漢を捕まえたが、長く被害に遭っていたという。娘の芸能界での活躍を願う美夏は週刊誌記者に追われ苛立つ。高奈琴絵は絶望している。待望の子を妊娠したのに、夫が痴漢で逮捕された。逆ギレする夫、琴絵を責める義母。離婚もできず途方に暮れる。地下鉄のある事件を発端に、崩壊していく三つの家族。そして新たな悲劇が起こる―暴走する母性の先に衝撃の結末が待つ、傑作ミステリ。