On January 31, KADOKAWA released Hotate Shinkawa's latest full-length novel, "An Eye for an Eye." Shinkawa, who made his debut in 2021 with "My Ex-Boyfriend's Will," and has published popular works such as the "Watchman of Competition" series, "Women's Diet," and "Sunflowers," has written a mystery set in a juvenile detention center.
Six people met in a juvenile detention center after committing serious crimes. They were rehabilitated and returned to society, and it was never supposed to happen that they would meet again. However, when Boy B informed the detention center, the family of Boy A, whose daughter had been murdered, found Boy A's whereabouts and ended up killing him... A friendly former boy who describes his time in juvenile detention as "fun," a large man whose childhood friend describes him as "kind at heart," a systems engineer who says life is difficult because of his high IQ, a video streamer who posts about his daily life as a sadistic murderer, a former werewolf boy who drives around in a luxury car, and a young man who never spoke a word in juvenile detention center. This is the story of which of the six former boys was the victim and which was the informant...
Shinkawa, who has created fascinating characters, has drawn boys who have committed serious crimes this time. Why did they commit crimes, and why did another murder occur after they left juvenile detention? The story begins with a calm interview, then takes an unexpected turn, and the ending is said to be very emotional. The book is 312 pages long and priced at 1,870 yen.
