魔球 | The Magic Pitch

Title: 魔球
Authors: 東野　圭吾 著
Pages: 326P
Published At: June, 1991
Description:
In the bottom of the ninth inning with two outs and bases loaded at the Spring Selection High School Baseball Tournament, Kaiyō High School's ace pitcher Suda Takeshi throws a final "magic pitch" that dips and drops—everything is contained in this single throw. Shortly after the tournament ends, catcher Kitaoka Akira is discovered murdered alongside his beloved dog. The baseball team members are consumed by suspicion and paranoia. A youth mystery that captures the darkening of their final year of high school and an eternal pure-hearted love.