Christmas is on its way and with it disaster. The 92,000 responsible for manufacturing children's toys all become sick at the same time! It's a tough moment for Santa, better known as Father Christmas. He's left no choice: he must make an emergency trip to Earth with his reindeer to search for a remedy. When he arrives, he must find some allies to save the magic of Christmas.

Sara and Brian live an idyllic life with their young son and daughter. But their family is rocked by sudden, heartbreaking news that forces them to make a difficult and unorthodox choice in order to save their baby girl's life. The parents' desperate decision raises both ethical and moral questions and rips away at the foundation of their relationship. Their actions ultimately set off a court case that threatens to tear the family apart, while revealing surprising truths that challenge everyone's perceptions of love and loyalty and give new meaning to the definition of healing.

Three elite North Korean sleeper agents live under cover for so long that they believe their cover stories are their real identities. They are shocked when they are ordered to kill one another or face death at the hands of an elite hit team.

现代人内心流失的东西，这家杂货店能帮你找回——
僻静的街道旁有一家杂货店，只要写下烦恼投进卷帘门的投信口，第二天就会在店后的牛奶箱里得到回答。
因男友身患绝症，年轻女孩静子在爱情与梦想间徘徊；克郎为了音乐梦想离家漂泊，却在现实中寸步难行；少年浩介面临家庭巨变，挣扎在亲情与未来的迷茫中……
他们将困惑写成信投进杂货店，随即奇妙的事情竟不断发生。
生命中的一次偶然交会，将如何演绎出截然不同的人生？
如今回顾写作过程，我发现自己始终在思考一个问题：站在人生的岔路口，人究竟应该怎么做？我希望读者能在掩卷时喃喃自语：我从未读过这样的小说。——东野圭吾