'Yukito Ayatsuji' is the original creator of Another. He is a famous writer of mystery and Japanese detective fiction. He is also one of the writers that demands restoration of the classic rules of detective fiction and the use of more self reflective elements. He is married to Fuyumi Ono, author of The Twelve Kingdoms and creator of Ghost Hunt, Juuni Kokuki, and the author for a few other manga.
Kept me hooked in one sitting, which is wild since I'd been in a reading slump for weeks. กระซิบแห่งเงามืด Kurayami No Sasayaki is built like a good thriller even though it isn't one, and Yukito Ayatsuji knows how to end a chapter on a hook. A tad overstuffed near the finish. Perfect for slump-breakers, not for minimalists.
The detail that completely flipped my perspective in กระซิบแห่งเงามืด Kurayami No Sasayaki was how many famous "overnight successes" were actually decades of failed attempts nobody bothered to write down. Yukito Ayatsuji dug through diaries, rejection letters, and old business records, and you can feel the paper trail in the way small, embarrassing details get their moment. The pacing dragged a bit in the chapters about patents and legal fights, which read like homework. Solid pick if you're into the messy, unglamorous backstory behind the polished legend.
So this is Yukito Ayatsuji's Kurayami no Sasayaki, "The Black Whispers", also called "The Curse of the Puppet Prince" in the Chinese translation, I think this story is just fantastic!