“Molly is just a little bit clumsy at life.”
Kojima said these novels are the best: more than a puzzle mystery to guess the culprit, they function as a character novel. He described Molly, raised by her grandmother and with values of another generation, as a little bit clumsy at life — she says what she thinks without a filter or sometimes cannot say anything, is misinterpreted — and the reader becomes emotionally involved with her and thrills when she navigates danger. He saw an 80s‑movie structure and a World Masterpiece Theatre look with a modern character, assumed it will be adapted into a film (publishers confirmed the deal was already signed), and noted that in Japan it is published by the imprint that novelizes his beloved series Columbo.
“They novelized my beloved series, Columbo […] The main character Molly, her character setting is great. It can really be read as a character novel. […] It's structured kind of like an 80s movie. It looks like something that would appear on World Masterpiece Theatre. The character is very modern. They're probably going to make this into a movie for sure.”