AID 猟奇犯罪捜査班･藤堂比奈子

猟奇犯罪捜査班・藤堂比奈子

by Ryo Naito, 内藤 了

都内の霊園で、腐乱自殺死体が爆発するという事件が起こる。ネットにアップされていた死体の動画には、なぜか「周期ゼミ」というタイトルが付けられていた。それを皮切りに続々と発生する異常な自殺事件。捜査に乗り出した八王子西署の藤堂比奈子ら「猟奇犯罪捜査班」は、自殺志願者が集うサイトがあることを突き止める。その背後には「AID」という存在が関係しているらしいのだが…。新しいタイプの警察小説、第3弾!

400 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2015

Reviews

[Mizuki · Rating 4 out of 5]

AID is an entertaining enough murder mystery novel with an outstanding crew of cops as the main characters. This time the mystery is well set enough (a mysterious figure who convinces people to commit suicide?) as the story takes us to the dark side of the internet: suicide websites.

The opening and the development parts of the story are nice, and things are really intensive when an Otaku cop got kidnapped, then his coworkers and the victim's girlfriend must race against the clock to save his life, but the revealing of 'the evil mastermind' really turns out underwhelming for me. Although the explanation is a logical one but there is no shock value or surprise in it. 3.7 stars.

[Annemarie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good, but not as engaging as the earlier books. It took me very long to get into and the conclusion was kind of a let down too, so that was a pity.