Nagisa No Hotarubi (Futaba Bunko)

[Machine Translation] Spring, 1972. Okinawa, which was about to be returned to Japan, was collecting cash from all over the island in order to exchange the dollar bills that had been used until then into yen. During this time, a cash truck was attacked and robbed of one million dollars (over 300 million yen at the then exchange rate). Because of the threat of a high level diplomatic incident, the Ryukyuan government and the upper echelons of the Ryukyu police are instructed to solve the case by May 15, the day the Ryukyuans return to Japan, while keeping it a secret from both the Japanese and U.S. governments. Lieutenant Taichi Maeda, who is assigned to the case, faces various conflicts as he attempts to solve the case... A nonstop suspense by a newcomer to the Showa historical mystery genre.

1972年春。本土復帰を控えた沖縄では、それまで使用されていたドル札を円に交換する必要があるため、島中の現金を回収していた。そんな最中、現金輸送車が襲われ100万ドル(当時のレートで3億円以上)が奪われてしまう。高度な外交問題に発展する恐れがあるため、琉球政府および琉球警察上層部は日米両政府に秘匿したまま、復帰当日である5月15日までに事件を解決するよう指示をする。任務をうけた真栄田太一警部補は、様々な葛藤を抱えながら事件解決に挑むが...昭和史ミステリーの新鋭が描くノンストップサスペンス。