蝕罪

警視庁失踪課・高城賢吾 #1

by Shunichi Douba

行方不明者を捜す専門部署として、警視庁に設立された失踪人捜査課――実態は厄介者が寄せ集められたお荷物部署。ある事件により全てを失い酒浸りになった刑事・高城賢吾が配属される。着任早々、結婚を間近に控え、なぜか失踪した青年の事件が持ちこまれるが……。待望の新シリーズ！

406 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 9, 2010

Reviews

[Mizuki · Rating 3 out of 5]

"I should just give up. Every year there are so many children gone missing, and the younger they are, the thinner the chance for them to turn up alive."

3.5 stars. We have a group of underdogs (with a drunk, a young hothead female cop, a wimpy cop among them) in a police department which no one cares about, said department is focused on handling missing person cases. But every years there are so many people gone missing in Tokyo! So what will happen next?

As a series' opener, this books does do a good job, the pacing is good, the author gave us a good grip of those underdog cops, the ending is reasonable and satisfying as well (though it's not ground breaking in any way). I will keep my eyes on this author and his works.