Mayat sepasang suami istri paruh baya ditemukan di sebuah unit apartemen super mewah. Di tempat kejadian, empat anak muda memberikan kesaksian yang akhirnya menjebloskan salah satunya ke balik jeruji besi. Namun, ada kebohongan kecil dalam setiap kesaksian mereka, yang lahir dari keinginan untuk melindungi seseorang. Saat mereka mulai buka mulut tentangnya 10 tahun kemudian, sekelam apakah kebenaran yang pada akhirnya muncul?

Her pupils killed her daughter. Now, she will have her revenge. After calling off her engagement in wake of a tragic revelation, Yuko Moriguchi had nothing to live for except her only child, four-year-old Manami. Now, following an accident on the grounds of the middle school where she teaches, Yuko has given up and tendered her resignation. But first she has one last lecture to deliver. She tells a story that upends everything her students ever thought they knew about two of their peers, and sets in motion a maniacal plot for revenge. Narrated in alternating voices, with twists you'll never see coming, Confessions explores the limits of punishment, despair, and tragic love, culminating in a harrowing confrontation between teacher and student that will place the occupants of an entire school in danger. You'll never look at a classroom the same way again.

Her pupils killed her daughter. Now, she will have her revenge. After calling off her engagement in wake of a tragic revelation, Yuko Moriguchi had nothing to live for except her only child, four-year-old Manami. Now, following an accident on the grounds of the middle school where she teaches, Yuko has given up and tendered her resignation. But first she has one last lecture to deliver. She tells a story that upends everything her students ever thought they knew about two of their peers, and sets in motion a maniacal plot for revenge. Narrated in alternating voices, with twists you'll never see coming, Confessions explores the limits of punishment, despair, and tragic love, culminating in a harrowing confrontation between teacher and student that will place the occupants of an entire school in danger. You'll never look at a classroom the same way again.

凶手，竟然是我自己？！ 傍晚六点十二分，数学天才蓼科早树和哥哥被杀死在七层的房间里。整栋大楼的走廊、电梯都装有监控器，24小时有人查看，却没有发现任何可疑的人。七层只有蓼科兄妹二人。楼层的门禁，并未遭到破坏。现场留下的枪属于此前犯下数起案件的NF13。而蓼科早树身上的毛发却属于另一个人——我？！ 《嫌疑人X的献身》之后，推理天王东野圭吾的烧脑巨献。拥有值得反复思考的深度，远远超越“推理小说”范畴。从一个灵魂到另一个灵魂，是自我救赎，也是对人性的深层读写。

Her pupils killed her daughter. Now, she will have her revenge. After calling off her engagement in wake of a tragic revelation, Yuko Moriguchi had nothing to live for except her only child, four-year-old Manami. Now, following an accident on the grounds of the middle school where she teaches, Yuko has given up and tendered her resignation. But first she has one last lecture to deliver. She tells a story that upends everything her students ever thought they knew about two of their peers, and sets in motion a maniacal plot for revenge. Narrated in alternating voices, with twists you'll never see coming, Confessions explores the limits of punishment, despair, and tragic love, culminating in a harrowing confrontation between teacher and student that will place the occupants of an entire school in danger. You'll never look at a classroom the same way again.

Mayat sepasang suami istri paruh baya ditemukan di sebuah unit apartemen super mewah. Di tempat kejadian, empat anak muda memberikan kesaksian yang akhirnya menjebloskan salah satunya ke balik jeruji besi. Namun, ada kebohongan kecil dalam setiap kesaksian mereka, yang lahir dari keinginan untuk melindungi seseorang. Saat mereka mulai buka mulut tentangnya 10 tahun kemudian, sekelam apakah kebenaran yang pada akhirnya muncul?