不祥事

by 池井戸 潤

問題を抱える支店を回って業務改善を指導する東京第一銀行・調査役の相馬健に、念願の部下がつくことになった。しかしそこにやってきたのは、歯に衣着せぬ言動で“狂咲”と呼ばれる花咲舞だった――。事務と人間観察の名手の花咲が、様々なトラブルを解決に導き、腐った銀行を内部から叩き直す！　迷コンビの活躍を描く痛快オフィスミステリー！

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First published August 1, 2004

Reviews

[Brian Caster · Rating 1 out of 5]

I have enjoyed a number of Ikeido Jun books, including the Hanzawa Naoki and Shitamachi Rocket series(es?). I even somewhat enjoyed the Hanasaki Mai TV series, which os based on the characters oin this book. I’m glad they stuck to the characters and not the plots of these stories, because they are—probably unintentional, at that—morally dubious. The characters act as if the outcomes are good, which is why I question if the author even realizes how morally reprehensible some of the outcomes are. The characters that are treated in the book as without principles include a banker who whistleblows on his bank falsifying and destroying loan documents; instead of questioning the morality of those who would falsify and destroy documents (both illegal), it is the whistleblower who is treated as if he has betrayed all those who work hard for the bank. Disgusting and offensive.