★ Rights sold: Korean.
★ A short-story collection from Jun Kurachi, winner of the 1st Honkaku Mystery Award and a maverick voice in Japanese mystery. Its wild "tofu murder" premise sparked lively discussion, blending absurd, common-sense-defying humor with airtight logic — a honkaku (orthodox puzzle) fair for any puzzle fan.
★ The beloved detective "Senpai Nekomaru" returns to showcase the finest in contemporary everyday mysteries. With no graphic violence, only a delightful mental workout, the author's breezy, unhurried prose breaks readers' mental habits and pushes the sheer fun of mystery to its limit.
★ From a fresh variation on Agatha Christie's "The ABC Murders" to a witty tale of workplace favoritism, six ingenious stories reveal the full range of honkaku mystery. Beneath the impossible-looking shell lies a pure, solid logical chain — every twist is logical yet unexpected.
★ A kaleidoscope of puzzles that pushes contrast to the extreme. It answers modern readers' craving to break routines and unwind: hardcore tricks that dazzle, plus deadpan Japanese humor that brings a wry smile, six standalone stories impossible to put down.

War's end: a young soldier lies dead in a research institute. Bizarrely, tofu fragments are scattered around the body — by every appearance he died bumping his head on a tofu corner, but how could that be!? An unprecedented locked-room mystery; what is the truth? A humorous honkaku fair, a kaleidoscope of mysteries featuring the latest short stories in the Senpai Nekomaru series!

Jun Kurachi (倉知淳)
Born in 1962 in Shizuoka Prefecture. Graduated from the College of Art, Nihon University (Department of Drama). Debuted in 1994 with "Nichiyōbi no Yoru wa Detakunai" . His "Hoshifuru Sansō Satsujin Jiken" was shortlisted for the 50th Mystery Writers of Japan Award (Novel Division) in 1997. Won the 1st Honkaku Mystery Award in 2001 for "Hochū Tengoku" . In 2025, "Otona yo, Shitai de Nani o Suru" was shortlisted for the 78th Mystery Writers of Japan Award (Novel Division).

Variations on "The ABC Murders"
Workplace Favoritism
The Crime Scene of Spices and Sweetness
The Cat That Sees in the Dark
The Tofu-Corner Head-Butt Death Case
Senpai Nekomaru's Business Trip