Jenda kuraimu
Native title: ジェンダー・クライム
Translated title: Gender Crime
Author: Tendo, Arata
Genre: Crime
Year: 2024 | Pages: 336 | Origin: JAP | BA Seq Num: 88595
Everyone is a suspect. Everyone is involved. Sexual crimes...gender crimes are linked.
A man's body is found rolled at the bottom of an embankment. A message is left on his body, still bearing the scars of assault. 'An eye for an eye'.
The man's son was the perpetrator of a gang rape that occurred three years ago.
One after another, suspects appear, and a new murder occurs. You may be the one who should atone for your sins.
A monumental work that returns to Tendo Arata's roots!
Tukikage no rekuiemu
Translated title: Moonlight Requiem
Author: Kouko, Minakawa
Genre: Family Saga
Year: 2023 | Pages: 416 | Origin: JAP | BA Seq Num: 85537
'You are not my real granddaughter' - Catherine was stunned by her beloved grandmother's last words. Twenty-seven years ago, her grandmother was feared by the townspeople, known as a witch. One day, she accidentally saved the life of a baby born from a tragic love affair and left town with him - that child was Catherine. Catherine visits her hometown to bury her grandmother, but the people there turn against her, seeing her as a descendant of a witch. The only one who stands by her is Sheriff Luke
LIVE keisatutyou tokusou tiiki sennyuu han
Translated title: LIVE - National Police Agency Special Investigation Unit
Author: Naitou, Ryou
Genre: Horror
Year: 2023 | Pages: 336 | Origin: JAP | BA Seq Num: 85543
Detective Naruse Kiyoka joins the newly established 'Special Undercover Investigation Unit'. Her former superior, Sorimachi, sends a strange request for investigation to the unit.
'Something 'strange' was discovered at the scene of a fire at an old house in Aomori, so we'd like you to investigate'. When Kiyoka and her team infiltrate the scene, they find 14 bride dolls stored in a storehouse that survived the fire.
The head of the house, who holds the key to the mystery, was killed in the fire.
As Kiyoka investigates the secrets of the dolls, she uncovers a chilling truth!
The second installment of the police novel featuring the new heroine
Dentuu man boroboro nikki
Native title: 電通マンぼろぼろ日記
Translated title: Dentsu Man's Tattered Diary
Author: Hukunaga, Koutarou
Genre: Social Novel / Short Stories
Year: 2024 | Pages: 208 | Origin: JAP | BA Seq Num: 88614
The latest volume in the bestselling diary series! Once again, all true stories are vividly told.
A record of anger, sorrow, and laughter from the author, who has worked hard on the front lines of an advertising agency for 30 years.
Golf, restaurants, and XXX entertainment, clients are gods
Magagoto
Translated title: Calamity - Metropolitan Police Department
Author: Naitou, Ryou
Genre: Crime
Year: 2023 | Pages: 240 | Origin: JAP | BA Seq Num: 85544
Don't peek into the underbelly of everyday life.
A ten-pronged suicide by disembowelment, the mysterious death of the Prime Minister in Nagatacho - the reasons remain hidden.
The police team covering up the supernatural faces its greatest crisis.
How long can they keep it a secret? A man-slasher with tuna The Metropolitan Police Department's secret department, the Supernatural Ability Processing Unit.
The job of young psychic Yasuda Rei is to cover up supernatural incidents. After receiving a warning from a headless corpse, he sets out with his ghostly superior, Superintendent Orihara, to clean up a "cursed place." Furthermore, a three-headed dog attacks a politician.
The backgrounds of the members of the Supernatural Ability Processing Unit are gradually revealed in the third installment of the hugely popular police x supernatural mystery!
Imi ga wakaru to zoku zoku suru tyou tanpen syousetu
Native title: 意味がわかるとゾクゾクする超短編小説
Translated title: A Thrilling Short Story of 54 Characters
Series: Volume 12
Author: Uzita, Yuusuke
Genre: Short Stories
Year: 2024 | Pages: 208 | Origin: JAP | BA Seq Num: 88610
This 12th volume of the popular series, which has sold over 800,000 copies, features 88 stories themed around the events and seasons of the 12 months. Enjoy this dazzling world of ultra-short stories that unfolds like the turning of a calendar page
Ima ha tada hitomi wo to zi te
Native title: いまはただ瞳を閉じて
Translated title: Just Close Your Eyes Now
Author: Forster, Lori
Genre: Romance
Year: 2024 | Pages: 512 | Origin: JAP | BA Seq Num: 88591
Translated
Star, a woman who has recovered from a painful past 12 years ago, is making a living as a long-distance driver. During her rootless days traveling across the United States, she regularly stops off at a small bar in the mountains to rest. The owner, Cade, is a tall, muscular man with cold blue eyes. Star realizes that he is not just a bartender, and that, like her, he is harboring a big secret
Ro ru kyabetu
Translated title: Cabbage Rolls
Author: Morisawa, Akio
Genre: Social Novel
Year: 2023 | Pages: 416 | Origin: JAP | BA Seq Num: 85539
You can rewrite the script of your life!
What changed Makoto Natsukawa, a second-year university student with no dreams or hobbies, were his friends who participated in 'chairing,' a simple pastime of just sitting in a chair.
A coming-of-age entrepreneurial novel from the author of 'The Coffee Shop at Rainbow Cape' and 'Natsumi's Fireflies!'
What is chairing? It's carrying a chair around and relaxing wherever you like. So, grab your chair and go out
Mattingu
Native title: マッチング
Translated title: Matching
Author: Eiji, Uchida
Genre: Thriller / Mystery
Year: 2024 | Pages: 288 | Origin: JAP | BA Seq Num: 88605
While Wanka is fulfilled by her work as a wedding planner, she is shy when it comes to romance, so at the urging of a colleague, she reluctantly signs up for a dating app. From that day on, her life changes completely. When she matches with Tomu and meets up, the man who shows up is a gloomy man, completely different from his profile. Terrified, Wanka seeks help from Kageyama, a programmer at the company that runs the dating app and a business partner.
At the same time, a series of tragic incidents occur in which couples who have 'married through an app' are brutally murdered. The 'true faces' of the people surrounding Wanka are revealed one after another, and the evil hand of the incidents closes in on Wanka. Who is her friend, and who is her enemy? A new type of suspense thriller that depicts the fear hidden in encounters!
Onegai Omurice
Author: Nakagawa, Hinako
Genre: Short Stories
Year: 2023 | Pages: 304 | Origin: JAP | BA Seq Num: 85545
This collection of five interconnected short stories vividly portrays the unpredictable lives of the people gathered at the Gurufes festival through lighthearted dialogue and relatable characters. Stories include 'Onegai Omurice', depicting a man struggling to make ends meet despite unsuccessful job hunting; 'Carolina Reaper', portraying a sister grappling with the sad news of her older sister's death; and 'Fuchimochi no Uta', about a middle-aged man in his late fifties who is laid off and now juggles caring for his mother. Tears, healing, sadness, pain, laughter... this heartwarming and inspiring novel is packed with the struggles and challenges of human existence
