Stories between midnight and dawn: Murakami accompanies his heroes for a whole night and draws an impressive, mysteriously shimmering big city portrait: 19-year-old Mari, her beautiful but unhappy sister Eri, the inconspicuous trombonist, the prostitute from a love hotel and an unscrupulous suitor roam through the nocturnal Tokyo. They are all surrounded by secrets that want to be revealed before the next day dawns.