Descended from a long line of book collectors, high school student Mifuyu is surrounded by books in every aspect of her life. Her great-grandfather established the famous Mikura Hall, a library in the heart of town, and even the townspeople are all avid readers. There’s just one problem—Mifuyu hates books! But when a thief in Mikura Hall triggers an ancient curse, she’s left with no choice but to reclaim the stolen books herself…by entering the very stories she despises! With the help of t...

The book burglaries just won’t stop—and now there’s more than one culprit?! Right when Mifuyu thought she had the novel-napper’s identity pinned, another thief showed up. Now, she must start from scratch to escape the steampunk world of The Silver Beast! The Mikura heir may be in a little over her head, though, as the case embroils not only her family but the whole town too…Will she finally learn the mystical truth behind the recent string of larcenies?!

The “books’ curse”—an ancient hex that activates when a volume is stolen from the massive library known as Mikura Hall. Its power has transformed the town of Yomunaga into a storybook world not once but twice! And the person tracking down the serial novel-napper is none other than the heir to the collection, Mifuyu Mikura! Having stopped the crook in their tracks during the first round, she must now venture inside the Black Book, a gritty noir novel thick with intrigue and rife with gunfir...