The Keeper of the Camphor Tree Publisher: Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha Author: Keigo Higashino Price: 1,980 yen Size: 4-6 format Release Date: March 17, 2020 The camphor tree is said to grant wishes to those who pray to it. This is a story woven around a young man entrusted with being its keeper and the people who come to pray at the camphor tree. Reito was unjustly fired from his job and, in revenge, committed a crime and was arrested. He tried to gain sympathy from the interrogator, but to no avail, and he was sent to await indictment. Suddenly, a lawyer appeared. He said that if Reito followed the client's orders, he would be released. Reito had no idea who the client was, but he would undoubtedly end up in prison if he didn't comply. So, Reito took a gamble and agreed. When he went to the place where the client was waiting, an elderly woman was there. The woman, who introduced herself as Chifune, was surprisingly his aunt. She told Reito, who hadn't lived a very commendable life and had no prospects for the future, "What I want you to do is to be the keeper of the camphor tree." A new entertainment work following "Himitsu" (The Secret), "Tokisei" (Tokusei), and "Namiya Zakkaten no Kiseki" (The Miracles of the Namiya General Store). A long, original novel.