Higashino nonetheless is one Japanese crime author I always look out for. But I think Higashino’s other books like Under the Midnight Sun and Devotion of Suspect X are better reads, more elegantly written, than this one which, while decently written, wasn’t quite as stellar.

Malice was a quick read and it was entertaining with its plot puzzle. Readers will marvel at the artful way the plot builds to the solution of Hidakas murder. Higashino offers one twist after another, all of which touch on the theme suggested by the books title. It definitely made me sit up in awe of the way Higashino twists and turns his plot around. Buy Malice by Keigo Higashino from Waterstones today Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25. It’s hard to talk about it without giving much away. But Detective Kaga continues to puzzle over the case and digs far deeper and deeper until he finally figures it out. What is especially intriguing in this mystery novel is that the guilty party is arrested early on in the story. This is quite a puzzle for Detective Kyoichiro Kaga, who happens to have known Nonoguchi when they were both teachers. He and his wife, whom he had recently married, had been about to make their move to Vancouver, Canada, to start life anew. His body is found by a fellow author, Osama Nonoguchi, who writes children’s books, and Hidaka’s wife Rie. In case that wasn’t enough, he has also been strangled. A paperweight has been used to bludgeon him. (I will try my very best to avoid spoilers in this post.)īestselling novelist Kunihiko Hidaka is found dead in his home. Hopefully more of Higashino’s works will be translated.īecause he has such an amazing way with plot twists. The Galileo series has faired better in terms of publication, with three out of four being published. According to Wikipedia, this is the fourth book in the series but the first three don’t seem to have been translated into English as yet. Malice features a different police detective and his name is Detective Kaga. My love affair with Japanese crime fiction continues with this beauty by Keigo Higashino who may be better known for his Detective Galileo series, which begins with The Devotion of Suspect X, a brilliant crime story.

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