by Keigo Higashino, Alexander O. Smith
When Yoshitaka married his wife, Ayane, it was on the understanding that she would at some point become pregnant. It has now been a year of trying, and still no baby. Yoshitaka sees marriage without children as pointless, so he informs Ayane that the two of them are done. Not only that, but he alrea...
Another enjoyable mystery from Higashino. Just like in the first novel of his that I read, The Devotion of Suspect X, we know from the outset who the culprit is, but the mystery lies in how they did it and the reasoning behind this impossible murder. Because the crime is indeed impossible, the expla...
I bet this book was written after the dorama, since Fukuyama Masaharu is mentioned. I like the addition of Utsumi, since I loved her in the show. Excellent mystery as always, a bit creepy how it was planned. Somehow I can understand the murderer... the victim was an ass. Still, this one is my least ...
Absence of an exciting plot - check Unpleasant characters - check A ridicoulous plot twist (which in fact isn´t a real plot twist) - check Competence of the police force - pretty much non-existent The mastermind-physicist - well, he is there and he is clever Did I like this book - no, not really F...
I get the pattern of Keigo Higashino novels. First we come to know the crime and then the next moment we get to know the criminal but what we won’t know is the reason behind it and these kinds of mysteries is what i love to read. Where rather than concentrating on who is the criminal, the plot is mo...
Salvation of a saint is the second novel in Keigo Higashino's Galileo series that was translated into English. This one has a more intriguing premise compared to the first one. Higashino's description of daily Japanese life and fast pacing helps keep the story moving. The mystery goes back and forth...
silly twist
This is a excellent book and here are the reasons why. From the first chapter, you are handed the murderer and the crime to be committed and the motive. However, you have to piece together how and that starts creating holes and doubts to your conviction on whether it was Ayane who murdered her hu...
Here comes the second thriller of Keigo Higashino, who I have fallen in awe with, after the jaw-dropping end of Devotion of Suspect X. I will start off this review telling that, if you haven't read the first one till now, please do yourself a favour and read that. I would put that novel beside The M...
This is the second of a really fun Japanese mystery series. Usually I'm not crazy about mysteries where you know who the perp is right from the start, but somehow Higashino makes it work. The suspense comes in seeing if the cops will figure out who the murderer is. They rely on the help of "Detectiv...
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