A collection of short stories by the famous socialist mystery master Morimura Seiichi.
After having an affair with her partner, the wife died in her car. The only clue was a voucher for a hotel dinner prize, which the husband could only use to find the truth of the case... After leaving the company, the couple in their 40s ran a small restaurant, but the hired lobby manager occupied the magpie's nest, gradually eroding their career, and even became lustful towards the hostess... Wild cats on the walk disappeared one after another, triggering a series of incidents. Despite the vigilance of the community residents, they have been unable to catch the cat robbers. It was not until a resident's pet cat appeared at the scene of a secret room murder that the complex and mysterious causal connection came to light... The old man who loves taking photos met a request to help people take a group photo. The moment he pressed the shutter, he froze a pair of seemingly happy men and women, but he did not know that one of them was about to die, and the other would become a criminal suspect...
Human beings' excessive desires are their own biggest natural enemy.
