Konan No Kane / Original Title: the Chinese Bell Murders (HAYAKAWA POCKET MYSTERY BOOKS 1816)

[Machine Translation] Judge Dee bravely arrived at his new assignment in Gamayo. Upon his arrival, a rape and murder case in the official handover documents caught the judge's attention. A student who was close to the victim's daughter had been arrested, but she stubbornly refused to confess to the crime. After examining the documents, the judge's eyes fell on one point. Will a case that seemed so obvious be reversed? Meanwhile, the deputies go to town and hear about the reputation of a famous local temple, Fuji Temple. A woman who has been unable to conceive a child spends the night there, and is able to conceive a child. Their rational minds detect a sinister plot, but... This is a newly translated edition of the masterpiece depicting the most difficult case in the series.

新たな任地・蒲陽に勇躍赴いたディー判事。着任早々、公務引き継ぎ書類にあった強姦殺人事件が判事の目を引いた。被害者の娘と懇ろだった書生が捕縛されたのだが、頑として自白を拒んでいるのだ。一件書類を検めた判事の目が、ある一点を見咎める。はたして、明白と思われた事件は逆転されるのか?一方、町に出た副官たちは地元の名刹である普慈寺の評判を聞きつける。子宝に恵まれぬ女性が一夜を過ごすと、見事に懐妊するというのだ。彼らの合理精神はそこに善からぬ企みを見抜くが…シリーズ最大の難事件を描く代表作を新訳決定版で贈る。