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本書共收錄松本清張十篇短篇極作。
〈憎惡的依賴〉─起訴書裡記錄著我殺人的原因是因為外借的九萬圓。但那只是我的供詞。沒有人能知道真正的犯罪動機……

〈美麗的假象〉─解不開的名畫贗品之謎,如假包換的大師名作到底隱藏著什麼樣的秘密?

〈鈴蘭〉─一位畫商的情婦砂原矢鬚子失蹤了,不久後,警方在北海道的札幌發現了她的相機,沖洗出矢鬚子在盛開的鈴蘭花之中拍攝的照片。雖然證人曾看見新秀畫家秋村平吉與矢鬚子走在一起,但平吉卻擁有牢不可破的不在場證明!

〈女囚〉─只要殺死了作惡多端的父親便可為家人創造幸福?而所謂「世人的同情」又是什麼?女囚筒井初因為弒父而被判下無期徒刑,為如此法理的不公判決心中深感不平的典獄長,與女囚姐妹們一席對話後卻出現令人意想不到的結論……

〈沒有記錄的首次登峰〉─毫無證據的登峰紀錄,唯一的證人,卻一一成為不能說的秘密……

〈明信片上的少女〉─一張始終珍藏的明信片,照片中少女小巧靈動的面容充斥了小谷亮介少年時的美麗幻想。一趟富士山下的採訪之旅,也即將同時完成亮介有生以來最大的夢想。

〈大臣之戀〉─國務大臣佈施英造難忘初戀情人的聲聲叮嚀:「請你一定要出人頭地!你是能夠有所作為的人!」就在功成名就的時刻,她人在何方呢?

〈金環食〉─在戰後美國佔領下的日本,一位記者報導了關於日食的忠實記錄之後卻引來無妄之災,難道科學中沒有存在所謂的客觀?

〈流動的歲月〉─宗平的旅行目的地是童年曾經生活過的地方。對於那些地方,宗平卻只擁有著灰暗的記憶,他去那裡並非因為懷念一直深藏心裡的那塊土地,而是想追尋亡父的遺跡……

〈牆上的青草〉─同志愛的少年犯夢想著有朝一日能成為一位作家,但這再真實不過的牢獄生活,正逼迫他一步步地去面對人生的殘酷,而這一切看似毫無未來……

272 pages, Paperback

First published September 28, 1982

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Seichō Matsumoto

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Seicho Matsumoto (松本清張, Matsumoto Seichō), December 21, 1909 – August 4, 1992) was a Japanese writer.

Matsumoto's works created a new tradition of Japanese crime fiction. Dispensing with formulaic plot devices such as puzzles, Matsumoto incorporated elements of human psychology and ordinary life into his crime fiction. In particular, his works often reflect a wider social context and postwar nihilism that expanded the scope and further darkened the atmosphere of the genre. His exposé of corruption among police officials as well as criminals was a new addition to the field. The subject of investigation was not just the crime but also the society in which the crime was committed.

The self-educated Matsumoto did not see his first book in print until he was in his forties. He was a prolific author, he wrote until his death in 1992, producing in four decades more than 450 works. Matsumoto's mystery and detective fiction solidified his reputation as a writer at home and abroad. He wrote historical novels and nonfiction in addition to mystery/detective fiction.

He was awarded the Akutagawa Prize in 1952 and the Kikuchi Kan Prize in 1970, as well as the Mystery Writers of Japan Award in 1957. He chaired the president of Mystery Writers of Japan from 1963 to 1971.

Credited with popularizing the genre among readers in his country, Matsumoto became his nation's best-selling and highest earning author in the 1960s. His most acclaimed detective novels, including Ten to sen (1958; Points and Lines, 1970); Suna no utsuwa (1961; Inspector Imanishi Investigates, 1989) and Kiri no hata (1961; Pro Bono, 2012), have been translated into a number of languages, including English.

He collaborated with film director Yoshitarō Nomura on adaptations of eight of his novels to film, including Castle of Sand.

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The losing star might be caused by the translation, I will re-read the entire story in Japanese in the future (if i can..)
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