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The Great Exhibition of London –
that grand event that was to be a celebratory last hurrah of the 19th century.
But from amongst the glitter and glory of Great Britain's latest achievement,
a series of grim crimes began to emerge and come to the fore.
From the Empire of Japan to the British Empire,
a sweeping tale that straddles the two island nations is
about to take centre stage once more.
The Case of the Sea-Bathing Lady
In a secluded beach hut by the sea, an English visiting student lies dead.
A Japanese fellow researcher at her university's medical laboratory is charged with her murder.
But due to the victim's nationality, there are few who would accept the accused's case.
Still, one lawyer by the name of Ryutaro Naruhodo is willing to try.
Ryunosuke's supposed cousin, this mysterious newcomer is set to face Taketsuchi Auchi,
who still remembers the sting of his defeat at the hands of a Naruhodo.
Can Ryutaro save his hopeless client from the prosecutor's wounded pride?
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The Case of the Haunted Lodgings
A visiting student from Japan,
Soseki Natsume has been arrested yet again for a most curious incident.
Without an alibi and as the last person to see the victim alive,
the world's unluckiest man quickly fell under suspicion for the murder of his downstairs neighbour.
‘This house is cursed! My existence is cursed! Everything is cursed!’
the man began to yell as he was taken away by Scotland Yard.
A horrifying rumour among the locals, it's believed that the building in which both the victim and
the accused take lodging is haunted by a terrible spirit.
But was this really the work of a ghost?
An unbelieving prosecution calls its witnesses and seeks to dispel such nonsense from the courtroom.
Just who are these witnesses? And can they exorcise the phantom that haunts this case?
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The Case of the Explosive Exhibition
The Great Exhibition of London –
the grandest of grand international exhibitions of the 19th century.
Great works of culture and industry were on display then, and it was there that the miracle of ‘instantaneous kinesis’ was to be demonstrated.
But in the course of the experiment – and before the eyes of a sea of onlookers –
the massive machine exploded,
sending the gentleman volunteer into the heart
of the Crystal Tower.
The mind behind it all, Albert Harebrayne, celebrated the experiment's apparent success whilst lamenting the incident as a tragic accident, and nothing more.
Can Ryunosuke protect both the good name
of the professor and the secret science behind his marvellous machine? Or is there more here than meets the eye...?
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