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“Quiet book restorer aids police with mysterious truth-finding skill in unsolvable cases.”
Hinekure Shisho no Mikaiketsu Jikenroku
ひねくれ司書の未解決事件録
6.83
12,570 rank · 2,157 readers · 17 favorites
Shoujo
Mystery
Supernatural
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Synopsis
Quiet book restorer aids police with mysterious truth-finding skill in unsolvable cases.
A young man sits in the inner room of a library, diligently restoring old—but valuable—books to their former splendour. An enthusiastic, upbeat young police officer often comes to him for help with hard-to-solve cases...But what exactly is the mysterious skill that allows this man to unfailingly discover the truth lying in places that even the watchful eye of the Law has failed to penetrate? (Source: MU)
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8.0
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What 2 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 6
σ 2.00
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σ 2.00 · split reception
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↑ 2.00
Running avg · Aug 2024 → Sep 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “This series is a delightful, short read that masterfully combines a unique library setting with book restoration and a clever amateur detective. While some might find the mysteries predictable,...”
- 6 “The manga features a captivating "dark academia" aesthetic and a brilliant premise that showcases creative, expectation-subverting uses of Bundo's ability. While the clever puzzles and surprising...”
Verbosity
Short · 100%
Medium · 0%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 11 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 28m approx
- Published Oct 2011 – Aug 2012
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M18240 catalog