Three Sisters Detective Agency -- Hot Spring Murder

Author: Kazehaya Jiro
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: The two sisters decide to go on a hot spring vacation. Due to Ayako mistaking the time, they have to spend the night at the station. While Ayako goes shopping at the station convenience store, she coincidentally encounters the thief Miyake Kageki on his second robbery attempt. The failed robbery results in Miyake taking Ayako hostage and holding the police at bay, successfully escaping. To save Ayako, Yoshiboko,, and Kuniyuki track them to the hot spring. They discover that Miyake's sister, Hikone, and her family have also rushed to the hot spring after receiving a mysterious letter. There are numerous mysteries surrounding the old Miyake family house. During the investigation, a series of murders occur: Hikone's old friend, Ayane, is killed, her son, Daisuke, dies a violent death, and the local police investigating the case are also brutally murdered. Who is the culprit? Why do they want to exterminate the Miyake family?