An Advanced Taisho Era Challenge「千手學園少年探偵團」(Senju Gakuen Shonen Tanteidan)

千手學園少年探偵團 (Senju Gakuen Shonen Tanteidan) by 金子 ユミ (Yumi Kaneko) Author: 金子 ユミ (Yumi Kaneko) Genre: novel, Taisho Period, mystery, high school Great for: Advanced (JLPT N1+) Length: 306 pages Amazon Japan (Kindle): 千手學園少年探偵團 Bookwalker Japan: 千手學園少年探偵團 あらすじ ・ Japanese Synopsis (from Bookwalker) 時は大正時代、東京府――。大蔵大臣・檜垣一郎太(ひがきいちろうた)の妾の子・永人(ながと)は、嫡男の“謎の失踪”を受け、急きょ跡継ぎとして名門私立千手學園(せんじゅがくえん)に放り込まれることに。学園内では妖しげな呪いの噂が流行しており、永人は思いがけず友人たちとその解決に挑んでいく。学園に蔓延る謎を、そして義兄失踪の真相を暴くことができるか!? 大正浪漫の香り漂う本格学園ミステリ、ここに開幕! English Synopsis (translated by Japanese Talk Online) It’s the Taisho Period in Tokyo and Nagato, the son of the Minister of Finance Ichirota Higaki’s mistress, is flung into the prestigious private Senju Gakuen, taking his place as his father’s heir after his elder brother’s mysterious disappearance. The academy, however, is overrun with strange curses… Read More…