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Author: Keigo Higashino
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: The author is hailed as a master of modern Japanese suspense mystery novels. This book is one of his famous "Kanji" series of suspense mystery novels, featuring a bizarre, tense, and chilling plot. A typhoon strikes the region of Kojima, causing trees to fall and buildings to collapse, leaving the area in ruins. On this unsettling night, the third husband of the famous actress Fu Chiyo, Motozane Kyougo, is found dead in his studio. Prior to this, Fu Chiyo's and second husband had also died under mysterious circumstances. Three murders have left people with many questions. Subsequently, Fu Chiyo's new lover, Tsubasa Tadashige, also finds himself in danger. Why are all the men around Fu Chiyo? Through solving the mysterious "matchstick puzzle" and using the fact that Misako is colorblind, Detective Ginzo Kanji uncovers the truth step by step.