美麗的孩子

by Ira Ishida

如果自己13歲的弟弟是個罪大惡極的殺人犯，你會怎麼做？
美麗孩子的外表下，蘊藏著什麼樣的偏差心理……？

一個十四歲的國中生，一個殺人犯的哥哥，
為了深入探討弟弟的心理與犯下殺人罪的理由，
義無反顧地展開了荊棘滿佈的探索，
一個孤獨少年的奮鬥就此展開……

一樁引起社會大眾譁然的九歲少女兇殺案，讓整個市鎮陷入了悲憤的風暴當中。案情膠著了好一段時間之後，警方終於宣布破案。令人震驚的是，罪大惡極的兇狠殺人犯竟然是主角十三歲的弟弟！
秩序崩壞的社會、道德淪喪的市鎮、保持沈默的學校……，在在讓主角陷入了家庭與學校生活一夕之間風雲變色的震撼。為了深入瞭解自己弟弟殺人的動機與內心世界，十四歲的哥哥勇敢地展開了調查。
這是一部描寫少年孤獨奮鬥的青春懸疑小說，美麗孩子的外表下，究竟蘊藏著什麼樣的偏差心理……？

272 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1999

About the author

Ira Ishida (石田衣良) is a Japanese novelist, actor, and TV commentator.

After graduating from Seikei University, he worked for a number of different advertising production companies and as a freelance copywriter. In 1997, he published his first novel, Ikebukuro West Gate Park, which won the 36th All Yomimono New Mystery Writer's Prize. In 2003, he won the Naoki Prize for 4-Teen.

His novels describe the culture of young people in Japan, particularly young women and otaku without a college education. Many of his works have been adapted for manga and television. As an actor, he made his first appearance in a leading role in the 2006 film Love My Life.

Ishida's pen name, Ishida Ira, was derived by splitting his real family name Ishidaira.