Novel 3

:   *This article is about a Detective Conan novel. For the drama special of the same name, which was based on this novel, please see: [A Challenge Letter to Shinichi Kudo ~Prologue Until Goodbye~](/wiki/A_Challenge_Letter_to_Shinichi_Kudo_~Prologue_Until_Goodbye~ "A Challenge Letter to Shinichi Kudo ~Prologue Until Goodbye~")*
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| **Novel 3** | |
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| **Information** | |
| Title: | A Challenge Letter to Shinichi Kudo ~Prologue Until Goodbye~ |
| Japanese Title: | 工藤新一への挑戦状～さよならまでの序章～ |
| Release date: | September 25, 2006[](#cite_note-1) |
| ISBN: | ISBN 4-0912-0689-1 |
| Publisher: | [Shogakukan](/wiki/Shogakukan "Shogakukan") |
| **Creators** | |
| Original work: | [Gosho Aoyama](/wiki/Gosho_Aoyama "Gosho Aoyama") |
| Author: | [Takahisa Taira](/wiki/Takahisa_Taira "Takahisa Taira") |
| **Case** | |
| Cast: | [Shinichi Kudo](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo "Shinichi Kudo")   [Ran Mouri](/wiki/Ran_Mouri "Ran Mouri")   [Kogoro Mouri](/wiki/Kogoro_Mouri "Kogoro Mouri")   [Eri Kisaki](/wiki/Eri_Kisaki "Eri Kisaki")   [Sonoko Suzuki](/wiki/Sonoko_Suzuki "Sonoko Suzuki")   [Juzo Megure](/wiki/Juzo_Megure "Juzo Megure")   [Yoko Okino](/wiki/Yoko_Okino "Yoko Okino")   [Hiroshi Agasa](/wiki/Hiroshi_Agasa "Hiroshi Agasa")   [Shiro Suzuki](/wiki/Shiro_Suzuki "Shiro Suzuki")   [Tomoko Suzuki](/wiki/Tomoko_Suzuki "Tomoko Suzuki")   [Genta Kojima](/wiki/Genta_Kojima "Genta Kojima")   [Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya](/wiki/Mitsuhiko_Tsuburaya "Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya")   [Ayumi Yoshida](/wiki/Ayumi_Yoshida "Ayumi Yoshida")   [Gin](/wiki/Gin "Gin")   [Vodka](/wiki/Vodka "Vodka") |
| Suspects: | Shingo Kitajima, Mai Nishida, Kunio Azuma and Kyosuke Minamida |
| Case solved by: | [Shinichi Kudo](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo "Shinichi Kudo") |
## Contents
* [1 Cast](#Cast)
* [2 Gadgets](#Gadgets)
* [3 Case](#Case)
+ [3.1 Situation](#Situation)
+ [3.2 People](#People)
+ [3.3 Resolution](#Resolution)
* [4 Gallery](#Gallery)
* [5 Cover in other countries](#Cover_in_other_countries)
* [6 See also](#See_also)
* [7 References](#References)