Noto Kiriko No Uta (Kadokawa Bunko)

[Machine Translation] A bank robbery occurs in Tokyo. The robber is arrested thanks to the efforts of a young man, Taro Kurihara, who was at the scene. However, the robber begins to testify that Kurihara is also an accomplice, and Kurihara disappears. When Inspector Totsukawa investigates Kurihara's background, he discovers that he was abandoned by his parents and raised in a welfare facility. The box he was found in had the word "Kiri" written on it. Using the letters as a clue, Totsukawa heads for Noto, only to be caught up in an unexpected situation... A masterpiece travel mystery set in Noto during the Kiriko Festival.

東京で銀行強盗が発生。現場にいた青年・栗原太郎の活躍で、強盗は逮捕される。だが、強盗が「栗原も共犯だ」と証言し始め、栗原は姿を消す。十津川警部が彼の素性を探ると、親に捨てられ福祉施設で育った過去が判明。彼が拾われたときに入っていた箱には「キリ」という文字が記されていた。文字を手がかりに能登に向かった十津川は、予期せぬ事態に巻き込まれ…。キリコ祭りの能登を舞台にした、傑作長編トラベル・ミステリー。