Laplace's Witch
Science and suspicion across two cases
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Science and suspicion across two cases
A death attributed to hydrogen sulfide poisoning brings geochemist Shusuke Aoe into a police investigation in a hot-spring town. When a similar incident occurs two months later in another part of Japan, the apparent parallels raise questions about the victims and whether the cases are connected. A young woman Aoe encountered at the first scene reappears, and unexplained events around her add another thread to the mystery. The setup brings crime investigation together with geochemistry and science-fiction elements, building its central puzzle around two deaths, a possible link, and events that resist easy explanation.
Good fit for readers who enjoy
- For readers who enjoy crime mysteries with a scientific element.
- For readers interested in stories that combine investigation with unexplained events.
- For readers seeking a mystery set across different parts of Japan.
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