The Brush of Her Hand. Book 1

She came to the legendary detective Kiyoshi Mitarai – this strange woman named Kayo Ninomiya. However, he has long been away from home, traveling through various countries. She was received by the detective's friend, writer Kazumi Isioka. There can't be... a more insane request from the woman: Isioka must go with her to a distant wilderness to find buried there… the brush of her own hand. At the same time, both of her hands are intact. Surprising himself, the writer agrees. And so they arrive at a mysterious mountain village near a whimsical and gloomy hotel called 'Ryugatei.' But they will have to postpone their investigation: an impossible murder occurs at the hotel. In a locked room, well visible, with panormic windows tightly shut against all the walls, a woman playing music on a traditional Japanese instrument – the koto – dies from a gunshot wound to the head. And at that very moment, the room is engulfed in flames… This mystery is just for Mitarai. But he is not in Japan, and the only way to contact him is by letter…