In the StoryThe Shinjuku Equation
He confesses to a murder. The victim is still alive. In Tokyo, Tatsuya Onda brings the police a precise memory of a crime. For Arai and Sakamoto, his account is a puzzle: places, times, verifiable details—and a woman, Mika Shiraishi, who has not been killed. Should they protect a possible victim or watch a man who has done nothing yet?
Open the novel ↗A moment in the opening pages
The office door opened before he could answer. Prosecutor Reina Kuroda entered with her coat still damp at the shoulders and a closed umbrella leaving a line of water on the linoleum. She disliked being called in for “five minutes,” and her face announced that she had counted the travel time.Read the excerpt ↗