京都寺町三条のホームズ ・19 ～拝み屋さんと鑑定士～

Holmes of Kyoto Light Novel #19

by Mai Mochizuki, 望月 麻衣

二月の昼下がり、小松探偵事務所にいた家頭清貴の元を、賀茂澪人が訪ねてきた。自身も除霊を請け負っている『拝み屋』である澪人は、仕事の依頼に来たという。一つは清貴への鑑定の依頼だが、もう一つは小松探偵事務所への依頼だった。「とりあえず、お化け屋敷に来てもらわなあきまへん」――澪人が言う「お化け屋敷」に向かった清貴たちを待っていたのは……。大人気シリーズ、第19弾！

Genres: Light Novel

282 pages, Paperback

First published February 15, 2023

About the author

Mai Mochizuki was born and raised in Hokkaido and now lives in Kyoto, and originally wrote Alice in Kyouraku Forest as a series of novels. She's written numerous other titles, including 4th Kyoto Book Award winner Kyoto Teramachi Sanjou no Holmes which was turned into a manga and anime series.

Reviews

[Pieter · Rating 4 out of 5]

While I shelved this volume as contemporary, it took a rather supernatural bend with ghosts and curses as facts. According to the author as a cross over with another series of her that ended recently (at least recently when the Japanese version was published). Personally I enjoyed the stories, a nice difference with earlier volumes while not going into horror and I tend to like the occasional ghost story. I do hope it is more or less a one off though. It did came with some interesting art history and Kyoto facts though that primarily makes the series for me. So, all in all, a good read and addition to the series.