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聳立在白樺湖畔的豪華洋館─「鳥城」當家.由良昂允伯爵即將第五度迎娶新娘。
在這之前,他已經連續四次在初夜翌日清晨失去摯愛的新妻。
世人皆耳語:由良家遭詛咒了……
為避免事態重演,偵探.榎木津接受由良家請託,前往鳥城保護新娘,小說家.關口陰錯陽差與偵探一同踏上旅程。
怎知,偵探一見鳥城眾人,便大喊:這裡面有殺人犯!

榎木津所言是否為真?
由良家的詛咒可會重現?

另一方面,遠在千里的東京……
前刑警.伊庭銀四郎曾經三度參與由良家新娘怪異死亡事件的調查。
一無所獲的調查在前刑警心中留下了雖然細微卻始終隱隱作痛的傷痕。
因緣際會之下,一席與古書肆.京極堂的長談解開了前刑警的心結,同時也將兩人帶往了偵探與小說家所在的鳥城……

鳥城裡究竟發生了什麼事?
由良家新娘怪異死亡事件,是無心的偶然造成?亦或是有心人有意為之?

432 pages, Paperback

First published August 8, 2003

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Natsuhiko Kyogoku

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Natsuhiko Kyogoku ( 京極 夏彦 Kyōgoku Natsuhiko, born March 26, 1963) is a Japanese mystery writer, who is a member of Ōsawa Office. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan and the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan.

Three of his novels have been turned into feature films; Mōryō no Hako, which won the 1996 Mystery Writers of Japan Award, was also made into an anime TV series, as was Kosetsu Hyaku Monogatari, and his book Loups=Garous was adapted into an anime feature film. Vertical have published his debut novel as The Summer of the Ubume.

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