Creating Violence -- The New Classics Series of Japanese Mystery Novels

Author: Kyoko Hino
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: In 1954, the master of Japanese mystery fiction, Edogawa Rampo, established the Edogawa Rampo Prize to celebrate his sixtieth birthday by offering a prize. In 1992, the prize money for the Edogawa Rampo Prize increased to 10 million yen. Over the past half-century, the winning works of the Edogawa Rampo Prize have been exceptional mystery masterpieces chosen from thousands, representing the highest standard of Japanese mystery fiction. In 2000, the author of this book, Kyoko Hino, and the author of The Terrifying Night, Kazuo Akai, won this honor together. Manufacturing Violence and The Terrifying Night—two indispensable mystery feasts for you. With flawless dark mysteries and peak-level intricate plots, they will fully challenge your deductive skills and logical thinking.
Content: I clenched my fists tighter. The roar of Shinshu echoed down the hallway, his voice filled with dissatisfaction over his performance in the just-completed match. Judging from Shinshu's performance on the ring just now, I also felt he wasn't quite in the zone.
—That bastard Benz! I punched my right fist hard into my left palm. Suddenly, the door to the locker room was kicked open by someone. Shinshu, drenched and swaying like a demon, strode in.
Shinshu was 190 centimeters tall and weighed 125 kilograms—he was as large as a massive refrigerator. His short, slightly wavy bangs were mixed with blood, turning purple-black. A cut had been made on his forehead from the attack of Benz's· money column punch, and blood had flowed down his nose to his mouth.
Behind Shinshu, flashes of light flashed desperately, afraid to miss any shot, while reporters with microphones and cameras swarmed over, eager to hear Shinshu's thoughts on this semi-final match.
"You've worked hard!" I picked up a supplement from the long table and handed him a blue towel embroidered with "Shinshu Falcon Man."
"Bastard!"