Hot spring shock death

Author: Kazuo Takahashi
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: The two sisters decide to go on a hot spring vacation. Due to Riko mistaking the time, they have to spend the night at the station. While shopping at the station's convenience store, Riko accidentally encounters the thief Kazuki Miyake on his second robbery attempt. The failed robbery leads Miyake to abduct Riko as a hostage, standoff with the police, and successfully escape. To save Riko, Yuzuki, Tamae, and Kuniyo track them to the hot spring. They discover that Miyake's sister, Hikko, 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: Hikko's old friend Ayako Arai is killed, her son Kazuo 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?