My Dear Detective: Mitsuko's Case Files Vol. 8

LI'L DUMPLIN’!

Mitsuko, Japan's first female detective, and her assistant, Saku, the heir to Yoshida Department Store, lead busy lives in Tokyo's Ginza district— so busy that Mitsuko loses her wallet! Thankfully, a small boy picks it up for her and returns it. As Mitsuko and Saku head to a soba restaurant for lunch, they encounter someone eating and drinking without paying at a dumpling shop across the street!

The culprit is none other than the boy from earlier, but he insists that he "paid" for his lunch... The Showa era was showy, but it was also a struggle to survive for everyone from single mothers to clever children born into poverty. Can a girl detective and a wealthy heir help?!