A New Horizon for a Talented Author! A Masterpiece Mystery Breathing New Life into the Lineage of Female Private Detectives: Mayumi Aotani's "Ryusei to Sakura" Now Available from Tokyo Sogensha
Mayumi Aotani's latest work, "Ryusei to Sakura," is a masterpiece mystery where protagonist Sakurako becomes a detective assistant after reuniting with her high school senior, Kiyoka, and grows through various cases. The story unravels the characters' pasts and hidden feelings by solving mysteries likened to Kabuki plays.
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Mayumi Aotani debuted in 2012, winning the 2nd Poplar Publishing Novel Newcomer Award Special Prize with "Hana no Majo" (later retitled "Kanoe-san no Hidarite"). Starting with her debut work, a masterpiece school mystery, she has published hit romance novels like "Kimi no Uso to, Yasashii Shinigami," which ranked #1 on Bookmeter, and youth mystery "Dokusho Kirai no Tame no Toshoshitsu Annai," which depicts love for books. She has garnered attention for her fresh depiction of the subtle nuances of the heart intertwined with puzzle-solving, and her gentle style of portraying the regeneration of wounded individuals.
Her latest work, "Ryusei to Sakura," begins with the protagonist Sakurako reuniting after eight years with Kiyoka, a senior she met during her high school days. Sakurako was about to enter an arranged marriage as her parents suggested when Kiyoka asked her, "Why don't you work at my office?" Her senior, now running a detective agency, invites Sakurako to become a detective's assistant for social experience. As a detective assistant, Sakurako, along with Kiyoka, diligently responds to clients' problems, but...
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Kiyoka, an admired senior and daughter of a Kabuki actor, who had stood by the lonely Sakurako during her high school days, was like a shooting star that never lost its brilliance even in broad daylight. When they met again by chance in Asakusa eight years later, she had become a detective.
Kiyoka, seeing through Sakurako's frustration at being pushed into an arranged marriage, invited her to work at her detective agency. Sakurako and Kiyoka, now detective assistants, earnestly address their clients' concerns.
Eventually, through strange mysteries reminiscent of Kabuki plays, they confront their own pasts and hidden feelings...
This is a masterpiece mystery from a talented author who has broken new ground, depicting the unraveling of human hearts and breathing new life into the lineage of female private detectives.
It is a masterpiece depicting protagonists who grow by unraveling the mysteries of the human heart, likened to Kabuki plays. Please pay attention to Mayumi Aotani's "Ryusei to Sakura," now on sale.
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Her latest work, "Ryusei to Sakura," begins with the protagonist Sakurako reuniting after eight years with Kiyoka, a senior she met during her high school days. Sakurako was about to enter an arranged marriage as her parents suggested when Kiyoka asked her, "Why don't you work at my office?" Her senior, now running a detective agency, invites Sakurako to become a detective's assistant for social experience. As a detective assistant, Sakurako, along with Kiyoka, diligently responds to clients' problems, but...
[Content Introduction]
Kiyoka, an admired senior and daughter of a Kabuki actor, who had stood by the lonely Sakurako during her high school days, was like a shooting star that never lost its brilliance even in broad daylight. When they met again by chance in Asakusa eight years later, she had become a detective.
Kiyoka, seeing through Sakurako's frustration at being pushed into an arranged marriage, invited her to work at her detective agency. Sakurako and Kiyoka, now detective assistants, earnestly address their clients' concerns.
Eventually, through strange mysteries reminiscent of Kabuki plays, they confront their own pasts and hidden feelings...
This is a masterpiece mystery from a talented author who has broken new ground, depicting the unraveling of human hearts and breathing new life into the lineage of female private detectives.
It is a masterpiece depicting protagonists who grow by unraveling the mysteries of the human heart, likened to Kabuki plays. Please pay attention to Mayumi Aotani's "Ryusei to Sakura," now on sale.
■Bibliographic Information