On May 2, 1952, in Tokyo, a nineteen-year-old girl was brutally killed in front of a lodger's home when a pointed object pierced both her eyes. After that first murder, a thirty-five-year-old woman who had fallen into a life of prostitution, a thirty-year-old female teacher, and a twenty-eight-year-old silk shop owner's wife were killed in the same way, shocking society. The media dubbed the killer the "Eye-Gouging Demon." The Metropolitan Police identified the lodger from the first murder as their suspect, but he had vanished, and the four victims had no apparent connection. The investigation reached a dead end... In the remote countryside of Chiba Prefecture, rumors abound at Saint Bernard's Girls' Academy, an aristocratic Christian school: the Seven Mysteries, students engaging in group prostitution, a constellation stone that can kill anyone its owner curses, and a Black Madonna that roams the campus at night... After a female student who had been violated by a male teacher makes a wish on the constellation stone, the teacher is strangled to death. The girl sees his body and jumps from a building to her death. An eerie atmosphere settles over the school... The wealthy Oritaku family of Chiba Prefecture has close ties to the powerful Shibata family. The family's eldest daughter and its adopted son-in-law die in quick succession, and rumors spread that father and daughter were poisoned. The antique dealer Imagawa is invited to the Oritaku estate, known as the "Spiderweb Mansion," to appraise its antiques. But a murder occurs: the heir, an adopted son-in-law, is strangled to death. The Oritaku family, seemingly wealthy beyond measure, also has many secrets. Several seemingly unrelated murders ultimately point to the Oritaku family. At the Shibata family's urgent request, Enokizu and Chuzenji step in, yet they are unable to stop the people involved from dying one after another. How will Chuzenji expose the Jorogumo, the spider who has laid her web? Find out in Kyogoku Natsuhiko's The Reason of the Spider's Web, a tightly plotted, gripping novel written with immense force.
I especially like the scene where Chuzenji uncovers the bride, his reasoning is simply brilliant! Moreover, the characters in the book are very unique, and everyone's behavior is full of mystery, which makes me always want to know the stories behind them. However, some places are still a bit scary, so you have to be mentally prepared when watching. Overall, this is a great book worth reading!
(The upper and lower volumes are treated equally) It is easy to be polarized when reading Kyogoku Natsuhiko's novels. Those who like it will like it very much, while those who don't like it will be disgusted and easily dissuaded. He loves to set up all kinds of complicated character relationships to deceive readers. It is very laborious to read, and he even needs to make auxiliary relationship diagrams to suddenly understand. Moreover, the protagonist's opening of the Heaven's Eye (True Heaven's Eye haha) will naturally give readers a sense of oppression. It is easy for people to feel that the information is asymmetrical, and the decryption part is also easy to produce expected and unexpected feelings (even inexplicable). Therefore, if you want to only read the reasoning, the reading experience will not be so comfortable, not so in line with the public's appetite, and it will be easy to dissuade readers. In fact, this series is more like a fantasy novel with a partial mystery and a complicated background, with all kinds of strange world views, magical monsters and all kinds of dark hearts. I actually don't really like mystery novels with confusing backgrounds. I prefer to read more traditional mysteries. I first came into contact with Natsuhiko Kyogoku when I saw Akane Orisaku's short film. I admire her and am proud of her. I admire her thoughtfulness and decisive character, and I am also impressed by her cruel methods and ruthlessness. I felt sad for my inability and wanted to know her more deeply, so I fell into the trap (Tomato is very discerning after reading this book 👍), and then it was very painful to read... Very painful... We kind of tortured each other... Only supported by my love for Akane (I am also very perseverant, haha), and then I also read a lot of analysis and analysis Think about it, the more you understand, the happier you will be, both for her and for me. Although the ending is unsatisfactory (well, not as Akane intended), in novels, detectives are in the justice camp. Even if the ending cannot bring the criminal to justice, at least it cannot cause the criminal to have a worse impact, nor can it make the criminal more powerful. So... I understand, really. But it's not very acceptable, haha. But the plot is arranged in this way. Once I see that there is nothing to criticize in the novel, I respect and bless you 🙂 and just start sailing again. We have the ability, talent, wisdom, appearance, and wealth. There is nothing to be afraid of. Then, Tu Buddha, here comes 🫠 "The ship exploded and I flew so high." (No hehe, people are already crazy) Haha, I watched part of The Banquet of the Buddha. I was very happy when Akane returned, but I was heartbroken when Akane went offline. No? The agency was so clever that it cost Qingqing her life? Accepting the incompetence, I would rather she didn't have to suffer this. Frustrated, I decided not to read any more. This book has been classified as my lifelong enemy! Late night essays, just a few words and a few words to laugh at. Above.