ACROSS THE SEA, BIRDS CRY

Kishio Suga's first novel. 

An ornithology conference in Tokyo is disrupted when a renowned scholar is confronted with secrets from his past. The would-be blackmailer soon vanishes during a coastal hike, only to reappear dead on a distant shore. Detective Hanamura follows a trail of cryptic clues. As investigators probe old relationships, hidden identities, and a long-buried crime, they uncover a widening mystery that stretches far beyond the conference walls.