桜の下殺人事件

十津川警部 日本縦断長篇ベスト選集 #45

by Kyōtarō Nishimura, 西村 京太郎

女性が突発的に殺人を犯し、直後に自殺するという不可解な事件が連続しておきた。女性たちはいずれも多重人格の症状があったらしいのだが、事件の裏にはさらに別の悪意が潜んでいた。

229 pages, Paperback Shinsho

First published December 1, 1998

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 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars, this story, Murder Beneath the Sakura Trees actually inspired me to write part of my ongoing fanfics, the idea beyond the murder mysteries is charming, but I'm not sure exactly how realistic those details are, but it's still an enjoyable novel.