The Seraphim Ledger

When a young auditor is beaten to death in the glittering Ginrei district of Hanazono, it is dismissed as a random street crime. But journalist Reiko Hoshino discovers the victim had been auditing the Seraphim Foundation, a beloved transnational charity chaired by the saintly Fukagawa family. As she follows the money through empty orphanages and tax‑exempt cathedrals, she uncovers a dark truth: the foundation is a laundering machine for the Yurei‑kai syndicate, washing billions in drug money across East Asia. Written in the style of Dominick Dunne, this searing novel exposes a society where the worship of success and prestige turns religion into the perfect cover for high‑society crime.