The masterpiece of Hideo Yokoyama, the master of Japanese criminal investigation novels! A million-dollar best-selling author whose works were selected into Time magazine's top 100 best suspense thrillers in the world!
Mysterious tear stains × Weird lip marks × Bizarre knife wounds × Cicada sloughing out of the mouth
8 short stories, with constant twists and turns; 14 cases, each with hidden mysteries!
Only by searching every part of the body can the crime behind the hidden scars be discovered!
If there was a Nobel Prize for mystery novels, Hideo Yokoyama's works would be worthy of it! ——German weekly Die Zeit
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"The corpse is crying."
Yoshio Kuraishi, who has mastered genius autopsy skills and is known as the "lifelong coroner", is facing major challenges in his career as a coroner one after another——
A woman living alone hanged herself to death, and a mysterious tear stain appeared on her body, which was suspected of hanging by suicide!
A retired policewoman died tragically in a car, with only her lips painted with lipstick on her face without any makeup!
The house where the trainee judge was found dead was actually covered with faxes with vicious curses written on them!
A delinquent boy was shot dead. What seemed like an ordinary case pointed to a serial murder spanning 34 years!
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The process of committing the crime, the motive of the crime, and the life of the victim - can Cangashi use his sharp autopsy eyes to see through the hidden scars on the corpse to see through the bizarre truth behind the murder?
Reader comments
I especially like the character Yoshio Kuraishi, his autopsy skills are simply genius level! And the detailed descriptions in the book are so accurate that it made me feel like I was on the scene. However, I kind of hate Aizaki as a character, his attitude towards his sister-in-law is very uncomfortable. Overall, this is a suspense novel worth reading!
It's boring, I only remember one highlight: Monday's biological mother heard the sound of birds from the mouth of the nursing home director (Monday is the Japanese pronunciation of a bird's call), and wanted to hear the birdsong in person. The old man, who weighed more than 40 pounds, was abducted for one kilometer and unfortunately fell into the water and died.
The seventeen-year-old cicada is really shocking
The reasoning is not exciting, but these stories stirred the chord in my heart.
Those who are obsessed don't want it.
This book is very interesting. I believe there will be more comments in the comment section in the near future.
2025.2.10.16.00
He is a relatively rational and rigorous public official. You can still watch it when you are bored.
Great. I like reading this kind of books. I highly recommend them.
Every story is interesting and short and concise
"Red Business Card" turns out the murderer is a police doctor and he was caught off guard
"The Secret Room Before My Eyes" The son was bullied, and the father made him suffer and kill his mother. I knew that when "pantyhose" appeared, the murderer appeared.
"Knowing Women in Potted Plants" No matter what, you will die for love
Ichinosu's hesitation was about the future. It's the master. Cang Shi's abilities are outstanding.
"Farewell" The mystery of the postcard before retirement, the mystery of life experience was revealed, it turned out to be the biological mother, and a murder case before retirement, Kuraishi solved it very well, which made me have a successful curtain call
"The Voice" can only talk about the desires and horrors of human nature
"Midnight Interrogation" is exactly what I thought, blood type, father takes the blame for his son. I didn't expect that the blood type would sometimes be confused, but it was still my own child.
"Failure" A defeat, just for the subordinates, even if they only stayed for a month
"Seventeen Years Cicada" thought Yongdao was the murderer, but didn't expect the murderer was his girlfriend and her biological child
Father is "not love, but instinct" "Seventeen-Year Cicada" So that's how it is
Not bad, the reasoning part is relatively small
It's very interesting to watch. I feel that Officer Kuraishi not only takes every case seriously, but also soothes the hearts of others.
I especially like the character Yoshio Kuraishi, his autopsy skills are simply genius level! And the detailed descriptions in the book are so accurate that it made me feel like I was on the scene. However, I kind of hate Aizaki as a character, his attitude towards his sister-in-law is very uncomfortable. Overall, this is a suspense novel worth reading!
It's boring, I only remember one highlight: Monday's biological mother heard the sound of birds from the mouth of the nursing home director (Monday is the Japanese pronunciation of a bird's call), and wanted to hear the birdsong in person. The old man, who weighed more than 40 pounds, was abducted for one kilometer and unfortunately fell into the water and died.
The seventeen-year-old cicada is really shocking
The reasoning is not exciting, but these stories stirred the chord in my heart.
Those who are obsessed don't want it.
This book is very interesting. I believe there will be more comments in the comment section in the near future.
2025.2.10.16.00 He is a relatively rational and rigorous public official. You can still watch it when you are bored.
Great. I like reading this kind of books. I highly recommend them.
Every story is interesting and short and concise "Red Business Card" turns out the murderer is a police doctor and he was caught off guard "The Secret Room Before My Eyes" The son was bullied, and the father made him suffer and kill his mother. I knew that when "pantyhose" appeared, the murderer appeared. "Knowing Women in Potted Plants" No matter what, you will die for love Ichinosu's hesitation was about the future. It's the master. Cang Shi's abilities are outstanding. "Farewell" The mystery of the postcard before retirement, the mystery of life experience was revealed, it turned out to be the biological mother, and a murder case before retirement, Kuraishi solved it very well, which made me have a successful curtain call "The Voice" can only talk about the desires and horrors of human nature "Midnight Interrogation" is exactly what I thought, blood type, father takes the blame for his son. I didn't expect that the blood type would sometimes be confused, but it was still my own child. "Failure" A defeat, just for the subordinates, even if they only stayed for a month "Seventeen Years Cicada" thought Yongdao was the murderer, but didn't expect the murderer was his girlfriend and her biological child Father is "not love, but instinct" "Seventeen-Year Cicada" So that's how it is
Not bad, the reasoning part is relatively small
It's very interesting to watch. I feel that Officer Kuraishi not only takes every case seriously, but also soothes the hearts of others.