These books have been stored at home for a long time. "Jigen" (Time Limit) has some page creasing as shown in the photos. "Enzai" (Blaze of Crime) is in relatively good condition. Thank you for your understanding. If you wish to purchase other items at the same time, you may be able to save on shipping, and a discount may be possible. In that case, please comment before proceeding with the purchase. Offering a set of two books from the "I Series" featuring Mako, a female rookie detective from Kyoto, and Takato, a career inspector. Jigen (Time Limit) A woman is found hanged in the detached house of an old established kimono shop, but the owner of the house claims he has no acquaintance with the deceased woman. Furthermore, the body has marks of strangulation in addition to the rope marks, suggesting murder disguised as suicide? And what was the purpose of transporting the body to someone else's house? From the beginning, the reader is presented with a parade of mysteries. Investigating this case are Mako, the female rookie detective, and Takato, the career inspector. Naturally, the owner of the kimono shop, Mukai, who discovered the body, becomes a suspect, but there is no decisive evidence, and Mukai skillfully evades the investigation. Mako manages to identify the deceased through the deceased's belongings and discovers that Mukai was involved in another missing person case 15 years ago. The brother of the missing woman still searches for her and strongly suspects that Mukai murdered and abandoned his sister 15 years ago, vowing revenge. From here, the main focus of Osada Ri's story shifts to uncovering the truth of the 15-year-old case. Can they arrest the culprit before the statute of limitations expires in just 10 days? The battle with the culprit is the climax. Enzai (Blaze of Crime) The story starts with the accelerator fully engaged. First, a psychiatric clinic in Kyoto City is completely burned down, and psychiatrist Ichizo Yamanouchi is found as a burned corpse, while his wife Kazuyo is missing. The police suspect Nagato, a patient of Yamanouchi who had problems with him, but Nagato attempts suicide by hanging while in custody and falls into a coma. Various theories are discussed regarding Yamanouchi's death, including suicide and the missing wife as the culprit. The person in charge of this case is Mako Kataoka of the Shimogyo Police Station, who discovers that a female psychiatrist who was a disciple of Dr. Yamanouchi has committed suicide by jumping, and suspects that the series of incidents is a serial murder disguised as suicide, and begins her own investigation.