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ロックウッド除霊探偵局 #2.1
人骨鏡の謎 上
幽霊ミステリーシリーズ第2弾!
ロックウッド除霊探偵局の一員として働きはじめてから、一年。ルーシーは、局長のロックウッドと、副局長のジョージの三人で、力を合わせて、ロンドンのいたるところで、霊をふうじこめる仕事をしてきた。
ある日、発掘撤去業者から、墓地でビッカースタッフの墓を掘り出すという依頼が来た。ところが、墓地にあった鉄の棺に、遺骸とともに収められていた鏡が、夜のうちに盗まれてしまったのだ。なぜ鏡だけが･･･。
翌朝、除霊探偵管理局のバーンズ警部に呼び出され、その調査に、ロックウッド社とフィッテス社キップスとの両者で当たることを命じられる。フィッテス社は、ライバルの探偵会社だ。ロックウッドは、前回キップスに先を越されたのを挽回しようと勝負を持ちかける。勝敗を賭け、それぞれが調査開始した。
しかし、調査を進めていたある夜、ロックウッドの事務所に、背中に短剣が刺さって今にも死にそうな男が倒れ込んできた。
いったい何がどうなっているのか? ぬすまれた鏡とビッカースタッフの謎は何か? また何かややこしいことに巻き込まれたに違いない。
ガラスびんに封じ込まれた〈頭蓋骨の霊〉が、語り始めた。
ロックウッド除霊探偵局の一員として働きはじめてから、一年。ルーシーは、局長のロックウッドと、副局長のジョージの三人で、力を合わせて、ロンドンのいたるところで、霊をふうじこめる仕事をしてきた。
ある日、発掘撤去業者から、墓地でビッカースタッフの墓を掘り出すという依頼が来た。ところが、墓地にあった鉄の棺に、遺骸とともに収められていた鏡が、夜のうちに盗まれてしまったのだ。なぜ鏡だけが･･･。
翌朝、除霊探偵管理局のバーンズ警部に呼び出され、その調査に、ロックウッド社とフィッテス社キップスとの両者で当たることを命じられる。フィッテス社は、ライバルの探偵会社だ。ロックウッドは、前回キップスに先を越されたのを挽回しようと勝負を持ちかける。勝敗を賭け、それぞれが調査開始した。
しかし、調査を進めていたある夜、ロックウッドの事務所に、背中に短剣が刺さって今にも死にそうな男が倒れ込んできた。
いったい何がどうなっているのか? ぬすまれた鏡とビッカースタッフの謎は何か? また何かややこしいことに巻き込まれたに違いない。
ガラスびんに封じ込まれた〈頭蓋骨の霊〉が、語り始めた。
315 pages, Paperback
Published October 21, 2015
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About the author
Jonathan Stroud
63 books11k followersJonathan Anthony Stroud is an author of fantasy books, mainly for children and youths.
Stroud grew up in St Albans where he enjoyed reading books, drawing pictures, and writing stories. Between the ages seven and nine he was often ill, so he spent most of his days in the hospital or in his bed at home. To escape boredom he would occupy himself with books and stories. After he completed his studies of English literature at the University of York, he worked in London as an editor for the Walker Books store. He worked with different types of books there and this soon led to the writing of his own books. During the 1990s, he started publishing his own works and quickly gained success.
In May 1999, Stroud published his first children's novel, Buried Fire, which was the first of a line of fantasy/mythology children's books.
Among his most prominent works are the bestselling Bartimaeus Trilogy. A special feature of these novels compared to others of their genre is that Stroud examines the stereotypes and ethics of the magician class and the enslaved demons. This is done by examining the perspective of the sarcastic and slightly egomaniacal djinni Bartimaeus. The books in this series are The Amulet of Samarkand, The Golem's Eye, and Ptolemy's Gate, his first books to be published in the United States.
Stroud lives in St Albans, Hertfordshire, with his two children, Isabelle and Arthur, and his wife Gina, an illustrator of children's books.
Stroud grew up in St Albans where he enjoyed reading books, drawing pictures, and writing stories. Between the ages seven and nine he was often ill, so he spent most of his days in the hospital or in his bed at home. To escape boredom he would occupy himself with books and stories. After he completed his studies of English literature at the University of York, he worked in London as an editor for the Walker Books store. He worked with different types of books there and this soon led to the writing of his own books. During the 1990s, he started publishing his own works and quickly gained success.
In May 1999, Stroud published his first children's novel, Buried Fire, which was the first of a line of fantasy/mythology children's books.
Among his most prominent works are the bestselling Bartimaeus Trilogy. A special feature of these novels compared to others of their genre is that Stroud examines the stereotypes and ethics of the magician class and the enslaved demons. This is done by examining the perspective of the sarcastic and slightly egomaniacal djinni Bartimaeus. The books in this series are The Amulet of Samarkand, The Golem's Eye, and Ptolemy's Gate, his first books to be published in the United States.
Stroud lives in St Albans, Hertfordshire, with his two children, Isabelle and Arthur, and his wife Gina, an illustrator of children's books.
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