I finished the third story, this one was my favourite so far, I loved that the mystery was in the fiction and the characters were trying to solve it by looking at the text.
神の光
かみのひかり
Details
Author
北山猛邦
Language
Japanese
Format
Short Stories
Published
2025
Pages
282
Read
2026-10-21
Currently Reading
Short Stories
1
一九四一年のモーゼル
2
神の光
3
未完成月光 Unfinished moonshine
4
藤色の鶴
5
シンクロニシティ・セレナーデ
Awards
- このミステリーがすごい! · 2026 · #7
- 本格ミステリ大賞 · 2026 · 候補
- 本格ミステリ・ベスト10 · 2026 · #1
- ミステリが読みたい! · 2026 · #8
- 週刊文春ミステリーベスト10 · 2025 · #2
Updates
未完成月光 Unfinished moonshine
56%
神の光
39%
The second short story was so great, I loved it more than the first one. One reason is probably that I prefer character-driven stories rather than pure puzzles, and I really like the character of George. The mystery was very good too!
一九四一年のモーゼル
20%
The first story was very good, both the mystery and the solution, as well as the last twist.
I think that overall I’m not a huge fan of this kind of puzzle-solving mysteries, but this one was very good, and it works well as short story too.
一九四一年のモーゼル
7%
I started the first story, it’s very different from everything I’ve read recently! A building that disappeared… that’s a an unusual type of mystery.