Japan Korear Case Novels

Intriguing legal battles and investigations adapted from notorious historical cases in Japan and South Korea.

Gears Unmoved by Tears
  1. Gears Unmoved by Tears
  2. Author: Beatrice Whitmore
  3. Case Prototype: Immediate Appeal against the Dismissal of the Petition for a Provisional Injunction to Suspend Operation of Kansai Electric Power Company's Takahama Nuclear Power Plant Units 1-4 (Reiwa 6 (Ra) No. 36)
  4. Story Tags: Political Marriage Thriller;Nuclear Noir;Surveillance and Deceit;Courtroom and Protest Drama
Honor’s Final Cut
  1. Honor’s Final Cut
  2. Author: Edward Blackwood
  3. Case Prototype: Reiwa 7 (Wa) 130 Professional Negligence Resulting in Death Case
  4. Story Tags: Psychological Suspense;Medical Noir;Serial Killers;Family Revenge
The Crimson Shoal
  1. The Crimson Shoal
  2. Author: Matthew Pendleton
  3. Case Prototype: 2025 (Ne) 88 Damages and Compensation Appeal Case
  4. Story Tags: Psychological Suspense;Intergenerational Revenge;Family Saga;East Asian Noir
The Useless Tongue
  1. The Useless Tongue
  2. Author: Thomas Somerset
  3. Case Prototype: Reiwa 6 (Ne) 1861 Marriage Freedom for All Lawsuit Appeal Case
  4. Story Tags: Cyberpunk Horror;Artificial Intelligence;Social Dystopia;Revenge Tragedy
Beneath the Mask of Mercy
  1. Beneath the Mask of Mercy
  2. Author: Charlotte Chamberlain
  3. Case Prototype: Reiwa 7 (Gyo-Ko) 18 Illegal Confirmation Request Appeal Case
  4. Story Tags: Japanese-style Noir;Forensic Suspense;Psychological Thriller;Legal Conspiracy
Blade of Last Pardon
  1. Blade of Last Pardon
  2. Author: Thomas Remington
  3. Case Prototype: Reiwa 5 (Wa) 1536 Damages Claim Case
  4. Story Tags: Vigilante Justice;Historical Atrocity;Psychological Suspense;Japan-Korea Tension
The Starving Archive
  1. The Starving Archive
  2. Author: Louisa Carmichael
  3. Case Prototype: 2023 (Gyo-Ko) No. 5 Appeal Case Seeking Revocation of Reduction of Livelihood Protection Standards
  4. Story Tags: Legal Thriller;Psychological Horror;Social Realism;Bolañoesque Noir
Jealousy's Perfect Poison
  1. Jealousy's Perfect Poison
  2. Author: Charlotte Chamberlain
  3. Case Prototype: Case No. 2024(wa)626: Currency Counterfeiting and Uttering (Amended Charge: Counterfeiting Currency and Uttering Thereof)
  4. Story Tags: Psychological Thriller;Feminine Revenge;Counterfeit Crime;Jealousy and Destruction