球体の蛇

by Shusuke Michio, 道尾 秀介

幼なじみ・サヨの死の秘密を抱えた17歳の私は、ある女性に夢中だった。白い服に身を包み自転車に乗った彼女は、どこかサヨに似ていた。想いを抑えきれなくなった私は、彼女が過ごす家の床下に夜な夜な潜り込むという悪癖を繰り返すようになったが、ある夜、運命を決定的に変える事件が起こってしまう―。幼い嘘と過ちの連鎖が、それぞれの人生を思いもよらない方向へ駆り立ててゆく。最後の一行が深い余韻を残す、傑作長編。

314 pages, Paperback Bunko

First published November 19, 2009

About the author

Associated Names:
* Shusuke Michio
* 道尾秀介 (Japanese Profile)


Shūsuke Michio (1975–)  takes his pen name from the mystery writer Michio Tsuzuki, one of his idols. Michio first became interested in reading in high school, when he was inspired by the works of Yasunari Kawabata and Osamu Dazai. He began writing short-shorts in college and continued producing fiction after graduation in his time away from work. His first break as an author came when he received the Horror and Suspense Special Prize for Se no me (Eyes in the Back) in 2004; the following year he quit his job to write full-time. In 2009 his novel Karasu no oyayubi (By Rule of Crow’s Thumb) earned the Mystery Writers of Japan Award in addition to a Naoki Prize nomination; in a testament to the consistently high quality of his work, he was nominated for the biannual prize four more times on his way to winning it in 2011 withTsuki to kani (Moon and Crab). Other honors include the 2010 Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize for Kōbai no hana (Flowers of Light), a collection of linked short stories. With his knack for easily crossing over genres such as horror and the mystery, Michio is a promising hitmaker among the new generation of writers.

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