"Ryu," hailed as the best work in the last twenty years is based on a high schooler witnessing the death of his grandfather in the 1970s of Taiwan. The thriller centres on the high schooler's journey of finding out the truth behind the murder in the time of the strict and unstable "Ryu," hailed as the best work in the last twenty years is based on a high schooler witnessing the death of his grandfather in the 1970s of Taiwan. The thriller centres on the high schooler's journey of finding out the truth behind the murder in the time of the strict and unstable Taiwan. Ryu has a smooth flow and a wellknit plot, and deftly kneads together mystery, fantasy, and realism. Shrouded in the depressive atmosphere of a bygone era, it has been hailed in Japan as one of the premier works of the past two decades. The protagonist is a young, frivolous high-school student who witnesses the brutal death of his grandfather. He decides to track down the truth behind the murder, and over the next while also
