うつくしい子ども (文春文庫)

by Ira Ishida

緑豊かなニュータウンを騒然とさせた九歳の少女の殺人事件。犯人として補導されたのは、ぼくの十三歳の弟だった!崩壊する家族、変質する地域社会、沈黙を守る学校…。殺人者のこころの深部と真実を求めて、十四歳の兄は調査を始める。少年の孤独な闘いと成長を痛ましくもみずみずしく描く、感動のミステリー。

248 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 1, 1999

About the author

Ira Ishida (石田衣良) is a Japanese novelist, actor, and TV commentator.

After graduating from Seikei University, he worked for a number of different advertising production companies and as a freelance copywriter. In 1997, he published his first novel, Ikebukuro West Gate Park, which won the 36th All Yomimono New Mystery Writer's Prize. In 2003, he won the Naoki Prize for 4-Teen.

His novels describe the culture of young people in Japan, particularly young women and otaku without a college education. Many of his works have been adapted for manga and television. As an actor, he made his first appearance in a leading role in the 2006 film Love My Life.

Ishida's pen name, Ishida Ira, was derived by splitting his real family name Ishidaira.