New York: SOHO Press, (2015). First edition - A novel by this award-winning Japanese noir writer, translated by Alison Markin Powell. "On a nighttime walk along a Tokyo riverbank, a young man named Nishikawa stumbles on a dead body, beside which lies a gun. From the moment Nishikawa decides to take the gun, the world around him blurs. Knowing he possesses the weapon brings an intoxicating sense of purpose to his dull university life.. . As he spirals into obsession, his focus is consumed by one idea: that possessing the gun is no longer enoughhe must fire it." 198 pp.