Dual Role(English Edition)

Rampo Edogawa(1894 - 1965) was a Japanese author and critic who played a major role in the development of Japanese mystery fiction. He was an admirer of Western mystery writers, and especially of Edgar Allan Poe.

He was a pioneer of Japanese short mystery fiction and a major contributor to the Japanese literary scene.

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We do really strange things when we're bored. Let's call T who was one of my acquaintance. He didn't have a job but he had enough money to live. He was the man enjoying pianos, music, dancing, plays, movies and other nightlife. By the way, unluckily, he had a wife...