Don't Call it Mystery (Omnibus) Vol. 13-14

Don't Call it Mystery Omnibus #7

by Yumi Tamura

MURDER IN A SEASIDE TOWNWhen a family friend of Detective Furomitsu dies in a mysterious accident, the young woman returns to her hometown of Toyama to investigate. And just for good measure, she brings Totonou with her! While there, Furomitsu gets a call from her boss, Aoto, who tells her that police stations around the country are receiving anonymous messages warning of a serial killer in Toyama. Worried for Totonou's safety, Furomitsu urges him to leave while she continues her investigation alone. But before he can take off, another dead body shows up on the shoreline!

Genres: Manga, Mystery, Josei, Contemporary

388 pages, Paperback

Published June 24, 2025

About the author

Name (in native language): 田村由美
Birth Date: September 5
Zodiac: Virgo

Tamura is an avid RPG videogamer - Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, etc. She also loves to read mystery books, and going on the computer to chat with her fans.

Reviews

[Anna Quilter · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm sure this Manga is an acquired taste..

but if you stick with it it's an excellent , thoughtful , smart acquired taste

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

The various mystery arcs are a little odd, but I enjoy Kunou’s quirky rambling. It was particularly funny how Ikemoto conjured “invisible” Kunou to help him think differently about his situation. It was a clever way to have the MC included in a scenario where he wasn’t actually present. Some very ambiguous people here as well, with implications about their morality, as well as a murderer who was just a complete sociopath. Naruko and Garo both make brief appearances as well, and we find there is a small connection to Kunou through another prominent figure in his life.

This volume reinforces how esoteric some clues can be - user name is “G-Pine” -> “pine could be short for pineapple or mean the tree + “G” could be grass -> if the radical for “grass” is over the character fir “pine” we get the character for “Chinese cabbage” -> the character js pronounced “suzuna” now but used to be “kabu”-> the suspect is Kaburagai. 😳

There were some interesting reflections in here, about how not all hard work is equal, that where you direct that work is more critical to success, and that if you work hard all your life to suppress your “true colors” (implying that your true impulse is to be a bad person), then that is a more accurate reflection of your true colors.

I would like to note that I’ve never heard of squirrel’s tails coming off easily and now have to go look that up. And I don’t agree that “stepping on a land mine ” blames the person getting offended for planting that mine - I think land mines can be planted by unknown people, the point is that they’re unexpected.

[Becca Verghese · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really like seeing the relationships between characters develop over time. The main plot line of this book was pretty dark, but very interesting. I overall really admire how this series takes such a sensitive and introspective look at mysteries.

[Carlie St. George]

Enjoyed this volume, per usual. DEVELOPMENTS! Already ready for the next volume. (Aware I will probably waiting awhile, alas.)

[mako · Rating 3 out of 5]

Must keep going...