★ A sci-fi mystery masterpiece by Keigo Higashino, with cumulative sales exceeding 1.7 million copies!
★ The novel attracted offers from over 20 film companies. The 2013 film adaptation, starring Kazunari Ninomiya, earned 2.64 billion yen at the box office – the #1 live-action Japanese film that year. A manga adaptation also exists, giving the IP pan‑Asian media presence.
★ From hunter to hunted: when a DNA test shows a 99.99% match to his own profile – “the killer is me!” This shocking identity reversal and psychological duel is unique in Higashino’s oeuvre.
★ To protect “Platinum Data,” the entire state apparatus moves. What can you trust – science or yourself? A hard‑hitting science thriller that questions the hidden conspiracy behind the data.
★ Rights sold: Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Indonesian, Korean. More languages available upon request.

A female university student is killed while using “EleTrip” – a device that electrically stimulates the brain to produce psychedelic experiences. Hair and body hair left at the love hotel quickly identify the killer.

DNA forensics has greatly improved the arrest rate, but the nightmare continues. Young women are raped and shot dead in a series of brutal murders. The DNA database should have identified the culprit, but the system returns “NF13” (Not Found 13) – meaning no matching profile exists.

Then, in a heavily guarded hospital ward, the brilliant mathematician Saiki Tade and her brother are murdered. The gun matches the one used in the NF13 case. Kagura Ryuhei, a genius scientist who runs the DNA analysis system, is horrified to find that the composite image from the crime scene DNA looks exactly like him. Kagura has blackouts – a second personality named “Ryu” – and he suspects his alter ego may be the killer.

When a hair of Kagura’s is found on the victim’s clothes, he becomes the prime suspect and goes on the run. He believes the clue left by the victims – “MOGUL” – is the key, so he heads to their villa. Meanwhile, Detective Asama suspects a cover‑up by the lab director and starts his own investigation.

Keigo Higashino
Born in Osaka in 1958. Graduated from the Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University. Made his debut in 1985 by winning the 31st Edogawa Rampo Prize for “After School.” Won the 52nd Mystery Writers of Japan Award for “Naoko” (1999); the 134th Naoki Prize and 6th Honkaku Mystery Award for “The Devotion of Suspect X” (2006); the 7th Chuo Koron Prize for Literature for “Miracles of the Namiya General Store” (2012); the 26th Shibata Renzaburo Prize for “Fantasia” (2013); the 48th Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for Literature for “When the Prayer Curtain Falls” (2014); the 1st Noma Publishing Culture Award (2019); and the 70th Kikuchi Kan Prize (2023). In recognition of his numerous outstanding works, he was awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 2023. He has written many bestselling novels.