満月の泥枕 (毎日新聞出版)

by Shusuke Michio

生の悲哀、人の優しさが沁みわたる、人情ミステリーの傑作。娘を失った二美男と母親に捨てられた汐子は、貧乏アパートでその日暮らしの生活を送る。このアパートの住人は、訳アリ人間ばかりだ。二美男はある人物から、公園の池に沈む死体を探してほしいと頼まれる。大金に目がくらみ無謀な企てを実行するが、実際、池からとんでもないものが見つかった！　その結果、二美男たちは、不可解な事件に巻き込まれていくことになる……。

436 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 8, 2017

About the author

Associated Names:
* Shusuke Michio
* 道尾秀介 (Japanese Profile)


Shūsuke Michio (1975–)  takes his pen name from the mystery writer Michio Tsuzuki, one of his idols. Michio first became interested in reading in high school, when he was inspired by the works of Yasunari Kawabata and Osamu Dazai. He began writing short-shorts in college and continued producing fiction after graduation in his time away from work. His first break as an author came when he received the Horror and Suspense Special Prize for Se no me (Eyes in the Back) in 2004; the following year he quit his job to write full-time. In 2009 his novel Karasu no oyayubi (By Rule of Crow’s Thumb) earned the Mystery Writers of Japan Award in addition to a Naoki Prize nomination; in a testament to the consistently high quality of his work, he was nominated for the biannual prize four more times on his way to winning it in 2011 withTsuki to kani (Moon and Crab). Other honors include the 2010 Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize for Kōbai no hana (Flowers of Light), a collection of linked short stories. With his knack for easily crossing over genres such as horror and the mystery, Michio is a promising hitmaker among the new generation of writers.

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Reviews

[Yasuo Itoh · Rating 4 out of 5]

どこか陰がある登場人物たち。ギリギリ普通の人々が集まっているコミュニティで、それなりにドタバタな展開で物語が進む。最後は意外な結末で・・・。道尾氏の著作でよくあるパターンの展開なのだが、今回は驚きよりも人情味溢れる人々の言動にホロリときた。個々はろくでなしかもしれないが、あの人々の輪の中には入りたい。輪の中で笑って泣いて、お互いを尊重する。そんな世界はきっと人生が楽しくなるはずだ。