Snow White

The Japanese say, “If someone hasn’t been heard from in a long time, that means everything is fine with them.” That’s exactly what people decided in Noriko’s case—a staff member of a large cosmetics corporation who vanished after a corporate party. But two days later, her body was found in the forest: more than a dozen stab wounds, and traces of arson. Noriko was considered both beautiful and talented—so who needed to kill her with such fury?

At the company, it’s customary to take two new hires into a department at once and assign each of them an experienced mentor. Noriko was one of the mentors. What happened between her and her trainee, Risako Kano? Was Noriko targeted by envy from those who were less fortunate? Or could the key to the mystery lie in the group leader, Shinoyama—too preoccupied with Mrs. Noriko…

“The Murder Case of the Snow White Princess” turns into a major scandal that rouses the whole country. Who is the killer really? While the police and journalist Yuji Akahoshi push their way through a tangle of lies and hidden motives, online audiences eagerly invent theories and place bets.