Loss (Shogakukan Novel) (2004) ISBN: 4094054618

The book delves deep into grief and distrust, and I'm curious what motivated the author to focus on these themes within a mystery context.

The story had some quiet, introspective moments that made me wonder if they were meant to deepen character development or if it affected the suspense.

It kept the story layered and complex, but I wondered whether this was planned from the outset or evolved during writing.