"Ejected from the orphanage that had been his home, a despairing boy with no prospects in life named Atsushi Nakajima rescues a peculiar man from a suicide attempt-- Osamu Dazai. It turns out that Dazai is part of an armed-detective agency staffed by individuals whose supernatural powers take on a literary bent! When Nakajima is engaged by Dazai and his associate Kunikida to hunt down a man-eating tiger terrorizing the region, little does [he] suspect...

"As Kyouka fights her past demons, the threat of a three-way war between the Armed Detective Agency, the Guild, and the Port Mafia looms. With each side fortifying their defenses, who will seize the initiative and land the first crushing blow? After an attack by the Guild's fellowcrafts, the Agency's chances for survival might just be gone with the wind ..."--Page 4 of cover.

"Their war with the Guild may be over--and the truce with the Port Mafia still stands--but the Armed Detective Agency remains as busy as ever, with both Atushi and Kunikida forced to confront their dangerous pasts. Soon, the agency is making contact with an ex-member to investigate the mysterious group that hacked into the Moby-Dick, but one can predict where this rabbit hole will lead ..."--Page 4 of cover

"With only minutes to stop Moby-Dick from crashing down on Yokohama, Atsushi encounters his nemesis, Akutagawa! However the face-off turns into a three-man battle when Fitzgerald enters the fray. Can Atsushi and Akutagawa counter the Guild leader's extravagant ability in time to stop the white whale's descent ...?!"--Page 4 of cover

"When the Agency and the Port Mafia receive a visit from an old mutual friend, they learn where Dostoyevsky's clandestine base is hidden. Two sworn enemies--Atsushi and Akutagawa--must now bite the bullet and infiltrate the site together under Dazai's orders, but will this forced teamwork give birth to an invincible duo... or will it stir hatred once more?"--Provided by publisher.

"With the heads of the Agency and the Port Mafia on the brink of death due to a 'cannibal' virus, the vicious rivalry between the groups rears its head once more! As the fearsome Akutagawa and the former assassin Kyouka face off in a fatal battle, a rare confrontation between the cocky Chuuya and genius detective Ranpo threatens to disrupt the city's peace. Meanwhile, Kunikida and Atsushi are off to search for a cure, but will they make it in time...

"Ryuunousuke Akutagawa pits his Rashomon against Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter as the war between the Armed Detective Agency, the Guild, and the Port Mafia escalates. While each side tries to outwit and outflank the other, Chuuya Nakahara suddenly appears, ready to make a deal with the Agency. Can Nakahara's 'diplomacy' be trusted, or will he lead the Agency into even greater peril...?"--Page [4] of cover.