戦死したとされていた元同僚が、突然の便りとともに帰国。　そして久しぶりに昔のオフィスに顔を出し、かつての仲間とともに即席の帰国歓迎会となったが、それも束の間の間に、一転して「殺人」の舞台と化す─全員に振舞われたコーヒーのひとつに、いつのまにか毒薬が仕込まれていたのだった。 誰一人として犯行の瞬間を知らず、しかも当然あるべきはずの「毒薬の容器」さえ見つからない！！　衆人環視の密室状態下で、いったい誰が、いかにしてこの大胆な犯行をなしえたのか、そしてその動機とは……。 被害者たちをめぐる複雑な人間関係と、「容疑者たち」の不可解な言動の数々をまえに、探偵ナイジェル・ストレンジウェイズは何を読み取り、いかなる「結論」を導き出すのか。　徹底的に論理にこだわった本格「フーダニット」ミステリの傑作、ついに登場！！

At the crime scene, Police Detective Kyochiro Kaga recognizes Hidaka’s best friend, Osamu Nonoguchi. Years ago when they were both teachers, they were colleagues at the same public school. Kaga went on to join the police force while Nonoguchi eventually left to become a full-time writer, though with not nearly the success of his friend Hidaka. As Kaga investigates, he eventuall...(展开全部)

At the crime scene, Police Detective Kyochiro Kaga recognizes Hidaka’s best friend, Osamu Nonoguchi. Years ago when they were both teachers, they were colleagues at the same public school. Kaga went on to join the police force while Nonoguchi eventually left to become a full-time writer, though with not nearly the success of his friend Hidaka. As Kaga investigates, he eventuall...(展开全部)

Duchlan Castle is a gloomy, forbidding place in the Scottish Highlands. Late one night the body of Mary Gregor, sister of the laird of Duchlan, is found in the castle. She has been stabbed to death in her bedroom - but the room is locked from within and the windows are barred. The only tiny clue to the culprit is a silver fish's scale, left on the floor next to Mary's body.Insp...(展开全部)

Duchlan Castle is a gloomy, forbidding place in the Scottish Highlands. Late one night the body of Mary Gregor, sister of the laird of Duchlan, is found in the castle. She has been stabbed to death in her bedroom - but the room is locked from within and the windows are barred. The only tiny clue to the culprit is a silver fish's scale, left on the floor next to Mary's body.Insp...(展开全部)

Over a long career in the courts Justice Horace Ireton has a garnered a reputation for merciless rulings and his dedication to meting out strict, impartial justice. Taking a break from his duty after a session of assizes, Ireton retreats to his seaside bungalow in Devon and turns his attention to family, and specifically in attempting to bribe his daughter’s lover Morrell to le...(展开全部)

"An International Bestseller and Playboy Best Book of 2006"It has been years since Immanuel Kant's landmark philosophical work, "Critique of Pure Reason," brought him fame throughout Europe and made him Konigsberg's best-known citizen. Now, rumors have begun to surface of a new work by this aging but still acute mind. Yet unlike his earlier work, this book will not examine the ...(展开全部)

"An International Bestseller and Playboy Best Book of 2006"It has been years since Immanuel Kant's landmark philosophical work, "Critique of Pure Reason," brought him fame throughout Europe and made him Konigsberg's best-known citizen. Now, rumors have begun to surface of a new work by this aging but still acute mind. Yet unlike his earlier work, this book will not examine the ...(展开全部)

Nigel Strangeways is called in to find a murderer who is prowling the halls of Sudeley Hall, a boys preparatory school. First published in 1935, this was the first mystery by C. Day-Lewis, the future English Poet Laureate.

马歇尔·杰文斯是两位美国经济学家共同创作的笔名——维吉尼亚大学经济系“罗伯·泰勒讲座教授”肯尼斯·艾尔辛格（Kenneth G. Elzinga），以及三一大学（Trinity University）教授威廉·布瑞特（William Breit，1933-2011）。他们合著的系列推理小说包括《边际谋杀》（Murder at the Margin）、《致命的均衡》（The Fatal Equilibrium）、《夺命曲线》（A Deadly Indifference），以及《看不见的手》（The Mystery of the Invisible Hand）。 媒体评论 这是个引人入胜、构局严谨又充满趣味的悬疑故事，很难想象还有什么比这更愉快、更不费力的方法，可以吸收到充分的经济学知识。 ——米尔顿·弗里德曼（Milton Friedman，诺贝尔经济...(展开全部)