"First published in Japan in 1995 by Kodansha, Ltd., Tokyo"--T.p. verso. This book is printed "manga-style," in the authentic Japanese right-to-left format.
Summary:
A famous writer holds a code-breaking contest, and Hajime Kindaichi naturally rises to the literary challenge. But when the writer is murdered, Kindaichi finds himself as the primary suspect! Will Kindaichi be able to creack the code and find the real killer before the final chapter is written? -- cover.
Series:
Kindaichi case files ; 10 Kanari, Yōzaburō. Kindaichi case files ; 10
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