The Black Showman and the Wheel of Fortune
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The latest installment of the Mystery King, set in 2024 The Return of the Oddball Persona "Black Showman" A fierce psychological game with 10 billion won at stake A new series from Keigo Higashino. The short story collection, published in Japan as “Black Showman and Awakening Women,” is now being published in Korea as two short story collections after close editorial meetings with the author. If the previous 『Black Showman and the Fantasy Woman』 revealed the true nature of the secret bar Trap Hand, where an unspecified number of people come and go to create stories, the new work 『Black Showman and the Wheel of Fortune』 goes one step further and refreshingly reveals a story that helps those seeking true happiness make the choice of a lifetime. Keigo Higashino, who has been diligently publishing works for 40 years since his debut, is a popular author in name and reality, captivating countless readers across various genres. With his skillful writing, he has swept all of Japan's major literary awards, including the Edogawa Ranpo Award, the Japan Mystery Writers Association Award, the Naoki Award, and the Honkaku Mystery Grand Prize. As the author of the most video works, what does the new Black Showman mean to him, who possesses both literary and popular appeal? The Black Showman, which emerged during the pandemic, breaks away from the orthodox mystery grammar and moves between cozy mystery and human mystery, solving cases in a variety of ways that even the author himself calls “the character I’m most focused on right now.” Takeshi, with his indifferent side added to the rough setting, clearly and without hesitation saves people from the big and small troubles they might face in life, providing a unique sense of pleasure. |
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Angel's Gift
Morning glory that never blooms
Last luck
Morning glory that never blooms
Last luck
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“I’m really sorry about what happened.” Asako apologized again as soon as she sat down.
“Even though he told me to stay still, I still felt uneasy.
“He left this whole thing up to me, so he has no idea how much trouble Mr. Kamio went through.”
“You said it was hard… I just did what I had to do.
It's just a shame that things have turned out this way at a certain time."
Asako said, putting her hand on her chin.
“We never imagined things would turn out like this.
I thought I had nothing to do with you anymore.”
“If you say… that side?”
“It’s my son’s ex-wife.
“Eight months after the couple divorced, he came to me and said something ridiculous.”
--- p.18
“That will depend on the results of future investigations.
Please wait until we contact you.
By the way, if I want to negotiate, can I contact Sachi Mochizuki directly?”
“No, my sister is acting as my agent.
“It was he who told me the news that Sachi was pregnant.”
Asako Dominaga took a business card out of her bag and said, “This is the person,” and placed it on the table.
"Let me take a look," Takeshi said, looking at the business card.
I also looked into Mayodo from the side.
He said that he runs a tax accountant's office under the name of Mochizuki Doko.
“Can I take this business card?”
"yes.
“Hey… do you think there might be some solution?”
“Don’t worry.” Takeshi looked at Dominaga Asako, his nose flaring.
“I can’t say that.
But there will be a breakthrough somewhere.
“Please leave it to me for now.”
--- p.30~31
Ishizaki stood in front of the sink and boiled water in an electric kettle.
I know where the teapot, teacups, and tea leaves are.
Because Ishizaki himself put it there.
I have never seen Hisako Suenaga drive a car herself.
As he took the teacup, Hisako Suenaga was looking at the altar right next to him.
There were two small picture frames there.
One was a picture of her husband, who had passed away six months earlier, and the other was a picture of her daughter, who had passed away about two months earlier.
Hisako Suenaga was holding a picture of her daughter.
“Please have some,” said Ishizaki, placing the teacup in front of Hisako Suenaga.
“Thank you.” Hisako Suenaga took a sip from her teacup, then frowned.
--- p.109
“I finally found it.”
“What?”
“My daughter.
“I found Nanae.”
"yes?"
Hisako Suenaga held out a white envelope.
“Read this.”
Ishizaki looked at the front and back of the envelope.
--- p.120
Ishizaki turned his body and looked at the woman.
“Excuse me, I have a question for you.”
The woman's eyes widened in surprise, as if she hadn't expected him to speak to her, and then she made a wary face.
“What’s going on?”
“Do you come here often?”
She first turned her gaze towards the Master, then looked back at Ishizaki.
“I come here often.”
Ishizaki handed the photo he had brought to the woman.
“Have you seen this woman?”
The woman seemed uninterested.
But perhaps because he thought he couldn't ignore it, he stretched his head out and looked at the photo with an annoyed expression.
I haven't seen it.
Ishizaki was prepared for a cold response.
But she reacted unexpectedly.
“Oh,” he said, then blinked.
"Do you know?" Ishizaki asked again.
“There is.”
“You did? You’ve met this woman before?” Ishizaki said emphatically.
--- p.135~136
“The location is Minami Aoyama.
“I think it’s going to be a big deal.” The boss was speaking in a threatening tone, as if he was making sure to get the job done.
This is because there are no large orders these days, making it difficult to achieve the department's overall goals.
Before leaving the company, I investigated the layout of the client's house and confirmed that my boss's intuition was correct.
It was an object that was over 100 square meters.
Although it was 30 years old, it had recently undergone a large-scale renovation by a first-class construction company, so it seemed like there would be no issues with its earthquake-resistant structure.
The asset value was sufficient.
Kuritsuka was the owner of the house and lived alone in the 2LDK house.
--- p.199
“You succeeded, it really is.
While Mina was away, Kuritsuka was checking his schedule on his smartphone.
I think I'm getting a health checkup tomorrow, and it's at a membership-only, high-end medical facility.
It's definitely a place where the annual membership fee alone costs hundreds of thousands of yen.
“I think I have a meeting with an airline executive tonight.”
“Airlines… Now that I think about it, we talked about that too.”
“He seemed like a pretty busy person.
But seeing as he took the time to go on a date with Mina, I guess I can look forward to it.
It's rare to find an opponent with such good conditions.
“Catch him somehow.”
“Yes, of course.” Mina answered, looking into Takeshi’s eyes.
“Even though he told me to stay still, I still felt uneasy.
“He left this whole thing up to me, so he has no idea how much trouble Mr. Kamio went through.”
“You said it was hard… I just did what I had to do.
It's just a shame that things have turned out this way at a certain time."
Asako said, putting her hand on her chin.
“We never imagined things would turn out like this.
I thought I had nothing to do with you anymore.”
“If you say… that side?”
“It’s my son’s ex-wife.
“Eight months after the couple divorced, he came to me and said something ridiculous.”
--- p.18
“That will depend on the results of future investigations.
Please wait until we contact you.
By the way, if I want to negotiate, can I contact Sachi Mochizuki directly?”
“No, my sister is acting as my agent.
“It was he who told me the news that Sachi was pregnant.”
Asako Dominaga took a business card out of her bag and said, “This is the person,” and placed it on the table.
"Let me take a look," Takeshi said, looking at the business card.
I also looked into Mayodo from the side.
He said that he runs a tax accountant's office under the name of Mochizuki Doko.
“Can I take this business card?”
"yes.
“Hey… do you think there might be some solution?”
“Don’t worry.” Takeshi looked at Dominaga Asako, his nose flaring.
“I can’t say that.
But there will be a breakthrough somewhere.
“Please leave it to me for now.”
--- p.30~31
Ishizaki stood in front of the sink and boiled water in an electric kettle.
I know where the teapot, teacups, and tea leaves are.
Because Ishizaki himself put it there.
I have never seen Hisako Suenaga drive a car herself.
As he took the teacup, Hisako Suenaga was looking at the altar right next to him.
There were two small picture frames there.
One was a picture of her husband, who had passed away six months earlier, and the other was a picture of her daughter, who had passed away about two months earlier.
Hisako Suenaga was holding a picture of her daughter.
“Please have some,” said Ishizaki, placing the teacup in front of Hisako Suenaga.
“Thank you.” Hisako Suenaga took a sip from her teacup, then frowned.
--- p.109
“I finally found it.”
“What?”
“My daughter.
“I found Nanae.”
"yes?"
Hisako Suenaga held out a white envelope.
“Read this.”
Ishizaki looked at the front and back of the envelope.
--- p.120
Ishizaki turned his body and looked at the woman.
“Excuse me, I have a question for you.”
The woman's eyes widened in surprise, as if she hadn't expected him to speak to her, and then she made a wary face.
“What’s going on?”
“Do you come here often?”
She first turned her gaze towards the Master, then looked back at Ishizaki.
“I come here often.”
Ishizaki handed the photo he had brought to the woman.
“Have you seen this woman?”
The woman seemed uninterested.
But perhaps because he thought he couldn't ignore it, he stretched his head out and looked at the photo with an annoyed expression.
I haven't seen it.
Ishizaki was prepared for a cold response.
But she reacted unexpectedly.
“Oh,” he said, then blinked.
"Do you know?" Ishizaki asked again.
“There is.”
“You did? You’ve met this woman before?” Ishizaki said emphatically.
--- p.135~136
“The location is Minami Aoyama.
“I think it’s going to be a big deal.” The boss was speaking in a threatening tone, as if he was making sure to get the job done.
This is because there are no large orders these days, making it difficult to achieve the department's overall goals.
Before leaving the company, I investigated the layout of the client's house and confirmed that my boss's intuition was correct.
It was an object that was over 100 square meters.
Although it was 30 years old, it had recently undergone a large-scale renovation by a first-class construction company, so it seemed like there would be no issues with its earthquake-resistant structure.
The asset value was sufficient.
Kuritsuka was the owner of the house and lived alone in the 2LDK house.
--- p.199
“You succeeded, it really is.
While Mina was away, Kuritsuka was checking his schedule on his smartphone.
I think I'm getting a health checkup tomorrow, and it's at a membership-only, high-end medical facility.
It's definitely a place where the annual membership fee alone costs hundreds of thousands of yen.
“I think I have a meeting with an airline executive tonight.”
“Airlines… Now that I think about it, we talked about that too.”
“He seemed like a pretty busy person.
But seeing as he took the time to go on a date with Mina, I guess I can look forward to it.
It's rare to find an opponent with such good conditions.
“Catch him somehow.”
“Yes, of course.” Mina answered, looking into Takeshi’s eyes.
--- p.244~245
Publisher's Review
“Snowboarding, jazz, then cocktails.”
A feast of mysteries unfolding at the showman's fingertips
While meeting with a client couple to discuss a remodeling contract, Mayo receives an unexpected notice.
It was cancelled just as we were barely finishing the project, even after having to revise the design to suit the tastes of the picky elderly couple.
I thought he was acting capricious because he liked another company, but in reality, the mansion the couple had decided to renovate was about to be sold to a stranger, leaving them helpless.
The other party is the ex-wife of the deceased son, and based on the circumstances, it is clear that this is a trick to seize the property, but legally, there are no problems, so the property will go to the ex-wife in its entirety, which adds to the pity, and Takeshi, who heard about the situation, secretly steps in as the couple's legal representative ("Angel's Gift").
Suenaga, an elderly woman with no family, suffers from dementia.
As the moments she cannot remember become more frequent, she is in danger of being kicked out of Silvertown, where she was living.
Then one day, a mysterious letter arrives saying that his daughter, who was thought to be dead, is doing well, and after the daughter's funeral, a man knocks on Trap Hand's door, trying to find out who the woman who is said to be alive is ("The Morning Glory That Never Blooms").
Mina, who thought that meeting a marriage partner who would amass wealth and fame was the "last luck" of her life, has been tricked by various tricks and has been in danger several times, but is finally on the verge of turning her life around.
A true happy ending is meaningful when you create it yourself, and the whole story of the incident that was filled with deception after deception decorates the finale of Black Showman.
This new work, which completely destroys Higashino Keigo's grammar and character creation method, is impossible to take your eyes off, and the author's unique allure is combined with a magical problem-solving method that takes place in a mysterious bar, leaving readers bewildered.
Compared to the enormous number of published works, 100 volumes, the female characters that had appeared so far were clearly limited.
There were many abused women, women who lived with the secret of their birth and conformed to its shackles, and most of them were victims of the incident.
There were many instances where she would seduce the man in order to get revenge, but ended up being so passive that she would end up pushing herself into the source of the conflict.
On the other hand, the women appearing in this work are calmly reflecting on the factors that determine their fate and actively responding to liberation from them, even if it means erasing all of their records if necessary.
Each time a case is solved, a unique cocktail is served at the Trap Hand counter, adding to the novel's flavor.
“Genre doesn’t limit the story.”
A million-selling author who is currently receiving worldwide attention
In Japan, cultural figures from all walks of life are selected and awarded an award every year to recognize their contributions (Hiroshi Kikuchi Award).
In the literature category, Keigo Higashino was selected as the 2023 winner, with the background being his remarkable record of “broadening the base of mystery novels and achieving 100 million copies in paperback sales.”
This figure is only possible if one of his works sells 1 million copies, an unusual feat even in the global publishing market.
Additionally, his works are produced as movies, plays, and TV dramas every year, and his early masterpiece, "The Name of the Game: Kidnapping," is set to be aired as a drama in the summer of 2024, once again attracting public attention.
Keigo Higashino, who has demonstrated the true value of storytelling through his work in both publishing and film, was once an ordinary student who “hated reading books.”
After graduating from school, I was an aspiring writer who dreamed of making my debut by submitting my work to contests while working at a company. Even after my debut, I didn't have any representative works.
From nearly a decade of obscurity to finally becoming a bestselling author, he never stopped writing, and he was never afraid to challenge himself with new genres.
His long-time dedication to presenting a work that anyone can enjoy is the secret to his continued expansion throughout his career.
As evidenced by the author's belief that nothing is absolute and that one must continually change one's worldview through learning, the fact remains that this new work will offer the "greatest enjoyment" of all the works he has released to date.
A feast of mysteries unfolding at the showman's fingertips
While meeting with a client couple to discuss a remodeling contract, Mayo receives an unexpected notice.
It was cancelled just as we were barely finishing the project, even after having to revise the design to suit the tastes of the picky elderly couple.
I thought he was acting capricious because he liked another company, but in reality, the mansion the couple had decided to renovate was about to be sold to a stranger, leaving them helpless.
The other party is the ex-wife of the deceased son, and based on the circumstances, it is clear that this is a trick to seize the property, but legally, there are no problems, so the property will go to the ex-wife in its entirety, which adds to the pity, and Takeshi, who heard about the situation, secretly steps in as the couple's legal representative ("Angel's Gift").
Suenaga, an elderly woman with no family, suffers from dementia.
As the moments she cannot remember become more frequent, she is in danger of being kicked out of Silvertown, where she was living.
Then one day, a mysterious letter arrives saying that his daughter, who was thought to be dead, is doing well, and after the daughter's funeral, a man knocks on Trap Hand's door, trying to find out who the woman who is said to be alive is ("The Morning Glory That Never Blooms").
Mina, who thought that meeting a marriage partner who would amass wealth and fame was the "last luck" of her life, has been tricked by various tricks and has been in danger several times, but is finally on the verge of turning her life around.
A true happy ending is meaningful when you create it yourself, and the whole story of the incident that was filled with deception after deception decorates the finale of Black Showman.
This new work, which completely destroys Higashino Keigo's grammar and character creation method, is impossible to take your eyes off, and the author's unique allure is combined with a magical problem-solving method that takes place in a mysterious bar, leaving readers bewildered.
Compared to the enormous number of published works, 100 volumes, the female characters that had appeared so far were clearly limited.
There were many abused women, women who lived with the secret of their birth and conformed to its shackles, and most of them were victims of the incident.
There were many instances where she would seduce the man in order to get revenge, but ended up being so passive that she would end up pushing herself into the source of the conflict.
On the other hand, the women appearing in this work are calmly reflecting on the factors that determine their fate and actively responding to liberation from them, even if it means erasing all of their records if necessary.
Each time a case is solved, a unique cocktail is served at the Trap Hand counter, adding to the novel's flavor.
“Genre doesn’t limit the story.”
A million-selling author who is currently receiving worldwide attention
In Japan, cultural figures from all walks of life are selected and awarded an award every year to recognize their contributions (Hiroshi Kikuchi Award).
In the literature category, Keigo Higashino was selected as the 2023 winner, with the background being his remarkable record of “broadening the base of mystery novels and achieving 100 million copies in paperback sales.”
This figure is only possible if one of his works sells 1 million copies, an unusual feat even in the global publishing market.
Additionally, his works are produced as movies, plays, and TV dramas every year, and his early masterpiece, "The Name of the Game: Kidnapping," is set to be aired as a drama in the summer of 2024, once again attracting public attention.
Keigo Higashino, who has demonstrated the true value of storytelling through his work in both publishing and film, was once an ordinary student who “hated reading books.”
After graduating from school, I was an aspiring writer who dreamed of making my debut by submitting my work to contests while working at a company. Even after my debut, I didn't have any representative works.
From nearly a decade of obscurity to finally becoming a bestselling author, he never stopped writing, and he was never afraid to challenge himself with new genres.
His long-time dedication to presenting a work that anyone can enjoy is the secret to his continued expansion throughout his career.
As evidenced by the author's belief that nothing is absolute and that one must continually change one's worldview through learning, the fact remains that this new work will offer the "greatest enjoyment" of all the works he has released to date.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: March 2, 2024
- Format: Hardcover book binding method guide
- Pages, weight, size: 292 pages | 438g | 120*188*27mm
- ISBN13: 9788925575360
- ISBN10: 8925575361
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