Strange Tales of Panorama Island

Strange Tales of Panorama Island is the fifth volume in the Edogawa Rampo Collection. It includes Rampo's second full-length novel, Strange Tales of Panorama Island, and his first novella, The Lakeside Pavilion Incident. Since graduating from university, Hitoshi Hiroshi has been living in a run-down apartment. He spends his days doing nothing but daydreaming, rather than looking for a job, and loves reading utopian novels about earthly paradises. His only dream is to become a "god" and remake nature. One day, at last, the chance to make that dream a reality arrives. See how he transforms a lonely island less than two miles across into a paradise. Halfway through the story, the author introduces a murder case, letting readers savor the pleasures of a classic detective novel while visiting Rampo's utopia. Of all Rampo's works, this is the masterpiece that best embodies his dreams.