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內容簡介 暢銷作家橫山秀夫，繼《64: 史上最凶惡綁架撕票事件》的英譯本在英語系國家掀起一陣熱潮後，以自身背景以及真實事件為靈感寫成的《Seventeen》將再次襲捲推理小說文壇。1985年，在報社工作的Kazumasa Yuuki因為社內權力鬥爭困擾不已，他不擅長辦公室政治的操弄，那一段日子可說是讓他飽受折磨，直到一場空難讓整個報社籠罩在意想不到的恐懼之中，伴隨而來的，則是千載難逢的大獨家……2002年，17年過後，Kazumasa Yuuki都還記得當時腎上腺素、情感都大爆發的狀況，那7天，改變了他和同事們的一生。當時，Kazumasa Yuuki許下了一個承諾，而這個承諾正是解決最後一個謎團的關鍵，這是Kazumasa Yuuki的最後一項任務，他將全力以赴，實現這個承諾。橫山秀夫是以警察小說聞名的日本社會派推理作家，在日本文壇佔有相當重要的地位，甚至有「平成的松本清張」之美號，2013年出版《64: 史上最凶惡綁架撕票事件》獲得好評，睽違五年後，再次以《Seventeen》回歸文壇。FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SIX FOUR: A TENSE INVESTIGATION IN THE AFTERMATH OF AN AIR DISASTER - FOR FANS OF SPOTLIGHT AND AFTER THE CRASH.'He's a master' New York Times Book Review'Very different . . . to almost anything out there' Observer1985. Kazumasa Yuuki, a seasoned reporter at the North Kanto Times, runs a daily gauntlet against the power struggles and office politics that plague its newsroom. But when an air disaster of unprecedented scale occurs on the paper's doorstep, its staff are united by an unimaginable horror, and a once-in-a-lifetime scoop.2002. Seventeen years later, Yuuki remembers the adrenaline-fuelled, emotionally charged seven days that changed his and his colleagues' lives. He does so while making good on a promise he made that fateful week - one that holds the key to its last unsolved mystery, and represents Yuuki's final, unconquered fear.'Seventeen is a brilliant novel on any level - it's a gripping page turner, while remaining moving and complex. It's a deeply satisfying read and it will be a while before I read anything as good' William Ryan'An astringent, unforgiving picture of modern Japanese society' Guardian
