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A mental patient, or a born policeman? A peerless genius, or a master of crime? There are cops who are least like cops, and there are criminals who are least like criminals. Neither good nor evil is absolute. It is a grey world we live in.

A former detective chases after his missing daughter, but what he uncovers in the darkness is… Third “Konomys” (このミステリーがすごい!) Grand Prize recipient A story of descent into lunacy over a single girl. The 17-year old Kanako has disappeared, leaving behind a trace of drug use in her room. Akihiro Fujishima, a former detective and her…

The youth, a seminary student, one day saw a prostitute with a tattoo of a blue flower on her arm in a back alley. From that day on, his happiness was shattered.

Geonwoon, son of the Imperial Princess Yeonwha, is raised to become the heir apparent after the untimely passing of his mother. But as fate would have it, his position was stolen by Gyeonghwi. After his ruthless and tyrannical rise to power, Gyeonghwi confines the former heir in the Wei Palace instead of disposing of him.…

Abandoned by the Heavenly Gods, the forlorn Lord of Underworld dotes upon Prince Nashel, the posthumous child of the Queen Goddess. Nonetheless, the now grown Nashel was plagued with complicated feelings toward the Lord who had (sexually) disciplined him. The abhorrence of his lascivious upbringing, and the craving to possess the immense power of the…

For the Barrel is a novel ‘reinterpretation’ of Yoshiyuki Tomino’s original 1979 TV series Mobile Suit Gundam. The novel represents an alternative vision of the One Year War, with Ling A-bao (aka Amuro Ray) piloting the machining skin “Gunboy Wilbur” against the Zeon forces. The series was put as part of the Gundam metaseries and…

Where the knight fled to, a strange forest and a man…

“He was a book. He was a book of scriptures.” His cover was made of the skin of those who hold a grudge against humans. His words were written with the blood of those who hold a grudge against heaven. His weave was created from the sinews of those who hold a grudge against earth.…

The wonderful life Jeremy has been living turns out to be a lie. The peaceful small island where he lives, his wood knick knack shop, his perfect boyfriend Max―everything is just a projected reality. One day after he and Max have a fight, Jeremy suddenly jerks up and finds himself in a glass cage. His…

Hundred years ago, humans left the nuclear-contaminated Earth and settled on a new planet called ‘Tarka’. Nicholas, a low-level contributor who worked at a mining farm, lived hard day by day with his two sons—Logan and Dustin. However, one day, during the long rainy season, as he and other workers took a morning break, the…