彼岸 上

by Riku Onda, 恩田陸, 劉子倩 (Translator)

在那傳說中可與故人重逢的聖地、死者現身的異域──Another Hill，每年都會舉辦「彼岸」之祭──亡者將於黃泉歸來，與生者再度重逢的日子。

「彼岸」期間，歸來的死者被稱為「客人」。

客人們栩栩如生，彷彿從未踏入幽冥一般回到世間。
客人們不會說謊，有問必會有答。

當地居民每年熱鬧迎接「彼岸」，慕名而去的人亦絡繹不絕，其中有人想戳破謊言，有人想研究幻象，有人想再見心愛的人一面，有人想解開殺人命案之謎，更有人，懷藏著不可告人的祕密前去。

東京大學研究生純一郎抱著懷疑之心，跟著一群遠親來到這個島嶼，卻在入島的當天遇上了令人驚駭的鳥居命案，眾人驚慌失措，不安的因子悄悄侵入人心。

純在接觸到島上種種的詭譎習俗、又遇到一個個「客人」之後，心中的信念開始崩潰動搖。而此時，連續殺人事件蔓延開來，在不會說謊、能指證凶手的「客人」口中，驚人的真相為何？

384 pages, Paperback

First published October 13, 2005

About the author

Riku Onda (Japanese name: 恩田 陸), born in 1964, is the professional name of Nanae Kumagai. She has been writing fiction since 1991 and has won the Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for New Writers, the Japan Booksellers' Award, the Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel for The Aosawa Murders, the Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize, and the Naoki Prize. Her work has been adapted for film and television. The Aosawa Murders was her first crime novel and the first time she was translated into English. It was selected by The New York Times as a Notable Book of 2020.