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Pro Bono

by Seicho Matsumoto, Song Ben Qing Zhang · 1961

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When Kiriko Yanagida first came to Otsuka's law offices, she had only a familial conviction of her brother's innocence despite his confessing to the murder. To the high-profile (and high priced) lawyer Otsuka, this small-town girl's belief was nothing more than naive hope, so he sent her away, advising her to find a local lawyer or something. Now, Kiriko plots to avenge her brother — entirely pro bono.

Genre
crimecrimeMore like thisLess of thismysterymysteryMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1960s1960sMore like thisLess of thisJapanJapanMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 192 pages

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