JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Purple Smoke Distortion novel was written by Kohei Kadono, based on the original story by Hirohiko Araki in this hardcover edition.

The year is 2001. Through the sacrifices of many, Giorno Giovanna and his team defeated the boss of the crime syndicate Passione. However, for one member who split off from the team halfway, Pannacotta Fugo, the story is not over. Giorno, who now leads the syndicate, wishes to clean up the negative legacy left by the former boss by eliminating Passione's drug trade. To do that, he assigns the job to Fugo, who can either accept or face the consequences. Follow his journey, set after the events of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 5 - Golden Wind!