A single misstep—crushing a cicada beneath his foot—plunges a young man into unsettling paranoia.
In the 1940s, in a town in southern Sonora, Mexico, people begin to disappear. Soon after, some are found dead and mutilated. Vicente Ruíz, the police commissioner, begins the hunt, hoping for a mistake.
In this first of many cases, Kindaichi finds himself onboard a cruise ship in which the captain mysteriously disappears the day after a big party. A search of the ship finds nothing, except for little drops of blood on the light switch in the captain’s room. Might it be a clue perhaps? You bet! When what looks to be a case of serious foul play unfolds, the ship’s radio is found disabled—somuch for contacting the authorities. So, far out at sea until they can reach land, it’s up to Kindaichi and friends to find the killer…and stay alive!
Commander Marte has to unravel the mystery surrounding the disappearance of policeman Godinez. Later, he discovers that he has been kidnapped by a group of beautiful but malevolent women who demand a lot of money in exchange for the policeman.
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