Terrifying Summer Night -- New Classic Series of Japanese Mystery Novels

Author: Yi Aihua
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: In 1954, the master of Japanese mystery fiction, Edogawa Rampo, established the Edogawa Rampo Award to celebrate his 60th birthday by offering a prize. In 1992, the prize money for the Edogawa Rampo Award increased to 10 million yen. Over the past half-century, the winning works of the Edogawa Rampo Award have been exceptional mystery masterpieces chosen from thousands, representing the highest standard of Japanese mystery fiction. In 2000, the author of this book, Misaki Kyosuke, and the author of A Terrifying Summer Night, Akai Masato, jointly received this honor. Manufacturing Violence and A Terrifying Summer Night—two must-read masterpieces of mystery fiction that you cannot afford to miss. With flawless dark mysteries and peak-level intricate plots, they will fully challenge your deductive skills and logical thinking.
Content: Whenever a kidnapping occurs, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department or the headquarters requests a reporting agreement with the Journalists' Club. This measure is taken to protect the lives of the hostages. During his pre-job training at the newspaper company, Hoshino Kazuo learned that this was established due to the "Yasuki Kidnapping Incident" that occurred in May 1960 during the Showa era. The perpetrator, Motoyama Masayoshi, stated in his confession that the relentless media coverage for several days had caused him immense psychological pressure, ultimately leading him to kill the child named Yasuki. After signing the reporting agreement, not only is reporting on the case itself prohibited, but journalists are also forbidden from entering the investigation headquarters set up at the police station. In exchange, whenever there is a change in the investigation status, a press conference must be held at the headquarters. Due to the inability to conduct independent interviews, only the materials published in newspapers are available in the editorial reference room of Higashi News Agency.