歩く亡者 怪民研に於ける記録と推理

怪民研 #1

by Shinzō Mitsuda, 三津田 信三

見れば見るほど何処か可怪しい――。

無明大学にある「怪異民俗学研究室」(怪民研)は、作家であり探偵である刀城言耶の研究室で、膨大な書籍と曰くある品で溢れている。瞳星愛は、昔遭遇した“亡者”の忌まわしい体験を語るため怪民研を訪れた。言耶の助手・天弓馬人は熱心に推理を巡らせ、合理的な解釈を語るが、愛は“ある事実”に気づいてしまう。首無し女、座敷婆、狐鬼、縮む家――数々の怪異と謎に2人が挑む。本格ホラー・ミステリの名手による新シリーズ、開幕! 三津田信三ワールドの魅力が凝縮された連作短編集。

368 pages

Published May 23, 2025

About the author

See 三津田 信三 (Japanese)、 三津田信三 (Traditional Chinese).

Reviews

[Tiffany Zhao · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really cute book about how the great detective meets his future shaman wife, in the basement laboratory of a university. Some incongruencies, eg how is the great detective writing to her to investigate and read a story to him - yes it's a cute twist, but a little stretched to be very honest. Still, it's cute how she senses that he gets scared with true horror, and torments him cheekily with spooky endings.

I can see what Shinzo Mitsuda's appeal is, despite convoluted plot twists and too much detail sometimes. He manages to balance the fear of horror with the desire to solve a closed room case. Is it horror? Is it simply a crime?