死者はまだ眠れない

by Kyōtarō Nishimura, Kyōtarō Nishimura

東京で奇怪な死体消失事件が三件相次いだ。いずれも発見通報から、警察が現場へ到着する間の出来事であった。十津川警部は、妻・直子の協力を得て、事件の鍵を握ると見られる興信所員をあぶり出す。しかしその男・秋山は不審な事故死を遂げ、彼の貸金庫からは二千万円を超える預金と偽造パスポートが見つかった。一方、北海道・増毛の海岸に四人の男女の死体を乗せたゴムボートが漂着した…

252 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

Kyotaro Nishimura (pseudonym of Kihachiro Yajima, born 6 September 1930 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese writer of mystery stories. Nishimura is best known for his "train series" mysteries. He won the Mystery Writers of Japan Award in 1981 for The Terminal Murder Case.

Reviews

[Mizuki · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.8 stars I guess. The backstory about the election is interesting (what people will do to ensure the guy they prefer will win!), but the murder mystery part of the story isn't very impressive but it is decent enough and the ending is chilling and brutal. And the cops in this story care about bringing justice to the victims and what policemen should and shouldn't do instead of protecting the rich and powerful in the society and saving their own skin? That is so different from the real-life cops.

[Jen · Rating 3 out of 5]

前半部的故事懸疑緊張，可是收尾卻沒交代清楚真相和結局，有點虎頭蛇尾。