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First published March 3, 2011
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About the author
Keigo Higashino
176?books7,661?followersAssociated Names:
* Keigo Higashino
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* ¶«Ò°¹çÎá (Traditional Chinese)
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Keigo Higashino (–|Ò° ¹çÎá) is one of the most popular and biggest selling fiction authors in Japan¡ªas well known as James Patterson, Dean Koontz or Tom Clancy are in the USA.
Born in Osaka, he started writing novels while still working as an engineer at Nippon Denso Co.¡¡(presently DENSO). He won the Edogawa Rampo Prize, which is awarded annually to the finest mystery work, in 1985 for the novel H¨kago (After School) at age 27. Subsequently, he quit his job and started a career as a writer in Tokyo.
In 1999, he won the Mystery Writers of Japan Inc award for the novel Himitsu (The Secret), which was translated into English by Kerim Yasar and published by Vertical under the title of Naoko in 2004. In 2006, he won the 134th Naoki Prize for Y¨gisha X no Kenshin. His novels had been nominated five times before winning with this novel.
The Devotion of Suspect X was the second highest selling book in all of Japan¡ª fiction or nonfiction¡ªthe year it was published, with over 800,000 copies sold. It won the prestigious Naoki Prize for Best Novel¡ª the Japanese equivalent of the National Book Award and the Man Booker Prize. Made into a motion picture in Japan, The Devotion of Suspect X spent 4 weeks at the top of the box office and was the third highest©\grossing film of the year.
Higashino¡¯s novels have more movie and TV series adaptations than Tom Clancy or Robert Ludlum, and as many as Michael Crichton.
* Keigo Higashino
* –|Ò° ¹çÎá (Japanese)
* ¶«Ò°¹çÎá (Traditional Chinese)
* ????????? ????? (Thai)
Keigo Higashino (–|Ò° ¹çÎá) is one of the most popular and biggest selling fiction authors in Japan¡ªas well known as James Patterson, Dean Koontz or Tom Clancy are in the USA.
Born in Osaka, he started writing novels while still working as an engineer at Nippon Denso Co.¡¡(presently DENSO). He won the Edogawa Rampo Prize, which is awarded annually to the finest mystery work, in 1985 for the novel H¨kago (After School) at age 27. Subsequently, he quit his job and started a career as a writer in Tokyo.
In 1999, he won the Mystery Writers of Japan Inc award for the novel Himitsu (The Secret), which was translated into English by Kerim Yasar and published by Vertical under the title of Naoko in 2004. In 2006, he won the 134th Naoki Prize for Y¨gisha X no Kenshin. His novels had been nominated five times before winning with this novel.
The Devotion of Suspect X was the second highest selling book in all of Japan¡ª fiction or nonfiction¡ªthe year it was published, with over 800,000 copies sold. It won the prestigious Naoki Prize for Best Novel¡ª the Japanese equivalent of the National Book Award and the Man Booker Prize. Made into a motion picture in Japan, The Devotion of Suspect X spent 4 weeks at the top of the box office and was the third highest©\grossing film of the year.
Higashino¡¯s novels have more movie and TV series adaptations than Tom Clancy or Robert Ludlum, and as many as Michael Crichton.
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November 23, 2023
Another international bestseller book by Keigo Higashino.
I am trying to read all the English versions of his books.
It is a mystery novel that revolves around the death of a prominent businessman in Tokyo.
The story mentioned the Seven Lucky Gods circuit and the culture of folding 1,000 paper cranes to pray for health.
The murder was in Tokyo¡¯s Nihonbashi district, which is named for the bridge, which also serves as the kilometer-zero marker for Japan¡¯s national highway network.
I am currently searching for this movie "The Wings of the Kirin" 2011.
I am trying to read all the English versions of his books.
It is a mystery novel that revolves around the death of a prominent businessman in Tokyo.
The story mentioned the Seven Lucky Gods circuit and the culture of folding 1,000 paper cranes to pray for health.
The murder was in Tokyo¡¯s Nihonbashi district, which is named for the bridge, which also serves as the kilometer-zero marker for Japan¡¯s national highway network.
I am currently searching for this movie "The Wings of the Kirin" 2011.
August 27, 2023
I like Keigo Higashino books. And this one wasn't an exception.
As you can understand from the title, the plot is set in Tokyo and we can consider the city itself as one of the main characters.
A man is killed in the Centre of the city. Another one was hit by a car and is in a coma. He had on him some killed man's things. Did he kill the first man? And why?
The book is about police procedures, but not only about it. Relationships between fathers and sons, honesty, courage and responsibility for your actions are a very important part of the plot.
This is a book that it is worth reading and thinking afterwords.
As you can understand from the title, the plot is set in Tokyo and we can consider the city itself as one of the main characters.
A man is killed in the Centre of the city. Another one was hit by a car and is in a coma. He had on him some killed man's things. Did he kill the first man? And why?
The book is about police procedures, but not only about it. Relationships between fathers and sons, honesty, courage and responsibility for your actions are a very important part of the plot.
This is a book that it is worth reading and thinking afterwords.
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January 26, 2023Delighted that we have another from this author translated into English (pretty well here, with a workaday but not clunky style and a sensible decision not to spoon feed absolutely everything Japanese to the Western reader). This is an excellent twisty mystery. The author is a master of using literary form and themes as red herrings in a way I don't think I've seen elsewhere, and it never fails to fool the crap out of me.
Also, a master of giving detective novels meaningful heft. This is really a book about the ripple effect of crime or, rather, of cruelty. Some forms of cruelty are illegal and some are just shitty, but all of them spread damage like cancer, and this book is very much about the importance of cutting it out, not covering it up.
I hope his entire oeuvre gets translated, absolutely top notch.
Also, a master of giving detective novels meaningful heft. This is really a book about the ripple effect of crime or, rather, of cruelty. Some forms of cruelty are illegal and some are just shitty, but all of them spread damage like cancer, and this book is very much about the importance of cutting it out, not covering it up.
I hope his entire oeuvre gets translated, absolutely top notch.
July 8, 2024
The more fool's errands you go on, the more cases you solve.Once more we are back in Nihonbashi with my new favourite detective Kyoichiro Kaga. This time we are investigating the death of a man who was stabbed in one location but managed to walk, dagger in chest to a kirin statue at the famous Edobashi Bridge-Kilometre Zero.
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We also get to dig a little deeper into Kaga's life. He's being pressured by his father's former nurse to organise a memorial for his father's death anniversary. Now, I can't be certain but I think that maybe this relationship is explored in the other books not yet translated to English because while the book does explain Kaga's reticence, it felt like being dropped in the middle of an episode. While at the dinner with the nurse, Kaga spots an elderly woman about to make a horrible mistake. He walks up to her, tall, handsome, gently demanding attention and asks her to make a confirmation before doing something a caller had asked her to do. When she does as Kaga recommended, he ends up saving her a great deal of grief. It allows us a glimpse into how Kaga's mind works. Tokiko, the nurse, even comments, "You've got a real nose for crime," to which Kaga responds,
"It's what they call professional deformation¡ªa condition for which, sadly, there is no cure."The French call it d¨¦formation professionnelle, where people look at the world with the point of view of expertise rather than a humane perspective. The detective's greatest curse, crime's worst nightmare.
Thankfully, depending on who you ask, Kaga is rescued from the painful meeting with a call about the death. It's not a straightforward death though. The victim, Takeake Aoyagi, was found sans wallet. And a young man who had worked for his company and recently retrenched following a company conspiracy is found with Aoyagi's belongings. Could he be the killer? The police want it to be him but Kaga's gut tells him there's a lot more to the story. He refuses to settle for the simplest explanation. Occam's razor didn't fit the shoe.
We also meet Kaga's cousin, another detective Matsumiya. He wasn't in Newcomer so I assume he joins the force in the books that haven't been translated yet. But he and Kaga bounce off each other delightfully. Often a time Matsumiya would think he's gotten a breakthrough and Kaga would just smile and affably show him that he already did the thing. We see Kaga from the view of other police officers, seeing how they react to him. Kaga has a distant relationship with his fellow detectives. Some of them respect his deductive reasoning but also resent it because his gut always leads them to more work.
One other thing I really appreciated was an in-depth look at day-to-day Japanese culture. It's just such a privilege to get a glimpse to a way of life thousands of kilometres away from me without the dramatised filter of the Western gaze. Now more than ever it's important for readers to step outside of their bubbles and find a more global canon to better empathise with the world rather than constantly seeking relatability and representation. While these things are important and will always have their place in literature, there needs to be a much bigger investment in translated literature and Macmillan need to get off their asses and¡ª
Kaga does eventually join the dots, helping repair the relationship between some characters and their bereaved. Imperfect though they were, they needed more grace, more time to be listened to perhaps. There is a deeply disturbing tragedy within these pages that broke my heart and Kaga's work helps start a journey to reformation. Or at least, as much reformation that can be done with such damage having already been done. There is also commentary on Japan's societal worship of capitalism and how companies will take the most ridiculous shortcuts for a pointless bottom line. This book is rich, has heart, compelling characters and a mystery that kept me guessing.
Find my review for Book 1 here
Find my review for Book 2 here
December 2, 2022
The latest instalment in acclaimed author Keigo Higashino¡¯s mystery (honkaku) series centred on Inspector Kyoichiro Kaga, the former schoolteacher who¡¯s reinvented himself as a homicide detective. Similar in style to the previous book featuring Kaga, this is set in the central Tokyo district of Nihonbashi, a place that Higashino¡¯s translator points out has significance for Higashino¡¯s Japanese readership with its long history symbolic of Japan¡¯s past and more ¡°innocent¡± times. Kaga¡¯s part of a squad investigating the brutal murder of a middle-aged man. A man who, for inexplicable reasons, stayed alive long enough to drag himself to the famous Nihonbashi Bridge, in order to die at the foot of the statues of mythological kirin adorning it.
Higashino¡¯s narrative¡¯s a fairly conventional one but tightly crafted and laced with unexpected twists and turns. In this intriguing mix of puzzle piece, police procedural and psychological crime, the tall, handsome but taciturn, Kaga¡¯s at odds with his superior, not convinced their prime suspect is the most likely culprit. Higashino moves between Kaga¡¯s investigation and the impact the crime has had on the suspect¡¯s partner and the victim¡¯s family. Set in 2011, it¡¯s a restrained, almost austere piece but it¡¯s also an insightful commentary on Japanese society. Tokyo is reeling from a growing recession and Kaga¡¯s explorations lead to revelations about corporate corruption, intrusive media, the scapegoating of the "mushoku" (unemployed, marginal figures), and the conflict between traditional Japanese beliefs and values and a more pragmatic contemporary culture. There are some formulaic aspects but mostly I found this taut and gripping, and I really responded to Higashino¡¯s understated approach. Translated by Giles Murray.
Thanks to Netgalley and publisher Little Brown Book Group/Abacus
Rating: 3.5
Higashino¡¯s narrative¡¯s a fairly conventional one but tightly crafted and laced with unexpected twists and turns. In this intriguing mix of puzzle piece, police procedural and psychological crime, the tall, handsome but taciturn, Kaga¡¯s at odds with his superior, not convinced their prime suspect is the most likely culprit. Higashino moves between Kaga¡¯s investigation and the impact the crime has had on the suspect¡¯s partner and the victim¡¯s family. Set in 2011, it¡¯s a restrained, almost austere piece but it¡¯s also an insightful commentary on Japanese society. Tokyo is reeling from a growing recession and Kaga¡¯s explorations lead to revelations about corporate corruption, intrusive media, the scapegoating of the "mushoku" (unemployed, marginal figures), and the conflict between traditional Japanese beliefs and values and a more pragmatic contemporary culture. There are some formulaic aspects but mostly I found this taut and gripping, and I really responded to Higashino¡¯s understated approach. Translated by Giles Murray.
Thanks to Netgalley and publisher Little Brown Book Group/Abacus
Rating: 3.5
January 9, 2023
A businessman is stabbed on a public street and manages to get to a famous shrine before dying. A suspect is soon apprehended with the victim¡¯s belongings in his possession. However, Tokyo Police Detective Kaga doesn¡¯t accept the simple answer and keeps digging deeper into the reasons why the victim and suspect were both in that area of Tokyo. The investigation is complicated by the fact that the suspect can¡¯t speak for himself.
This is a conventional police procedural (not at all ¡°mind-bending¡± as the blurb states) in which Kaga and his fellow detective/cousin follow the clues. It is the third book in the series to be translated into English, but can be read as a standalone. There is an unnecessary side plot about Kaga arranging a memorial service for his late father. The author may have been trying to say something about father/son relationships, but I think the main plot covered that topic pretty well. I don¡¯t find Kaga at all intriguing, but the investigation held my interest. The resolution sort of came out of left field.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher.
This is a conventional police procedural (not at all ¡°mind-bending¡± as the blurb states) in which Kaga and his fellow detective/cousin follow the clues. It is the third book in the series to be translated into English, but can be read as a standalone. There is an unnecessary side plot about Kaga arranging a memorial service for his late father. The author may have been trying to say something about father/son relationships, but I think the main plot covered that topic pretty well. I don¡¯t find Kaga at all intriguing, but the investigation held my interest. The resolution sort of came out of left field.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher.
August 21, 2022
I love Higashino but this one was just okay. I suppose we were due after the last two novels of his to be translated (NEWCOMER and SILENT PARADE) were two of the best so far. There is nothing all that wrong with this book! It's a reliable procedural. It slowly puts the pieces together. But I am picky and I know how good Higashino can be and I expect better! This feels like a good procedural by any old author, but just an okay one from him.
July 8, 2023
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February 1, 2024
After finishing I still felt in the need of distraction reading, so I moved on to this, the next in the Detective Kaga series.
Once again Kaga applies his imagination and intuition toward uncovering the "who" and "why" of a murder, but the tone is decidedly different from the previous books. As always, Higashino is gentle and respectful when describing Japanese culture (I love all that I'm learning from these books), but in this one he really unloads on the economy and business practices. There are multiple threads to the story, and the pursuit of one ends up with an indictment of a system that fails to properly protect the individuals at the bottom of the food chain.
I'm guessing that those who have characterized this series as "cozy", with Kaga a sort of Miss Marple, would adjust their opinions after this one. The societal commentary was more reminiscent of Nordic Noir author Henning Mankell than Agatha Christie.
That aside, it's still fun to follow Kaga as he works through the logical explanations for seemingly inexplicable events, sorting through those threads to determine which leads to both the "who" and the "why". There was an element to the ending that left me dissatisfied, but overall, a good read.
Once again Kaga applies his imagination and intuition toward uncovering the "who" and "why" of a murder, but the tone is decidedly different from the previous books. As always, Higashino is gentle and respectful when describing Japanese culture (I love all that I'm learning from these books), but in this one he really unloads on the economy and business practices. There are multiple threads to the story, and the pursuit of one ends up with an indictment of a system that fails to properly protect the individuals at the bottom of the food chain.
I'm guessing that those who have characterized this series as "cozy", with Kaga a sort of Miss Marple, would adjust their opinions after this one. The societal commentary was more reminiscent of Nordic Noir author Henning Mankell than Agatha Christie.
That aside, it's still fun to follow Kaga as he works through the logical explanations for seemingly inexplicable events, sorting through those threads to determine which leads to both the "who" and the "why". There was an element to the ending that left me dissatisfied, but overall, a good read.
November 8, 2023
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January 31, 2023
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November 5, 2024
This is my very first Keigo Higashino novel. It¡¯s the ninth entry in Higashino¡¯s series featuring Kyochiro Kaga, but only the third to be translated into English. (Thank you, translator Giles Murray!) Even so, I never felt lost, and, by the translation pattern ¡ª or lack thereof ¡ª it¡¯s pretty clear that you don¡¯t have to read these books in order to enjoy this fine police procedural.
At the heart of this story is a kirin ¡ª no, not the beer, but a mythical horned, scaly beast that looks like a horse sporting a Chinese lion¡¯s head. For Westerners, it looks like this:
At the heart of this story is a kirin ¡ª no, not the beer, but a mythical horned, scaly beast that looks like a horse sporting a Chinese lion¡¯s head. For Westerners, it looks like this:
July 8, 2023
m? ??u b?ng vi?c m?t ng??i ?¨¤n ?ng ???c ph¨¢t hi?n ?ang d?a v¨¤o b?c t??ng k? l?n ? c?u Nihonbashi - trong t¨¬nh tr?ng b? ??m b?i m?t con dao. Tuy nhi¨ºn, m?t ch¨¤ng trai ???c cho l¨¤ nghi ph?m ?? g?p tai n?n v¨¤ r?i v¨¤o t¨¬nh tr?ng h?n m¨º.
?i?u m¨¬nh th¨ªch ? ??y l¨¤ c¨¢ch ?i?u tra c?a t??ng t? nh? T?p 8 .? Ng??i ??c c¨´ng th¨¢m t? Kaga hay l?n n¨¤y c¨´ng v?i Matsumiya (em h? c?a Kaga) ?i?u tra qua t?ng n?i m¨¤ n?n nh?n, nghi ph?m t?ng ??n - nh?ng manh m?i nh? b¨¦ nh?ng l?i mang ??n m?u ch?t quan tr?ng trong v? ¨¢n.
B¨ºn c?nh qu¨¢ tr¨¬nh ?i?u tra h?i d¨¤i d¨°ng, m¨¬nh th¨ªch c¨¢ch cu?n s¨¢ch xen k? gi?a hai POV ng??i th?n c?a n?n nh?n l?n nghi ph?m, h? ??u c¨® nh?ng v?n ?? t?i t? m¨¤ kh?ng ai mu?n n¨® x?y ra c?. V¨¤ m¨¬nh th??ng cho Kaori.
"?n m?ng c?ng gi?ng nh? t? b¨¤o ung th?, t? ch? nhi?m ban ??u s? loang d?n ra xung quanh. D¨´ b?t ???c hung th?, kh¨¦p l?i h? s?, c?ng kh?ng d? g¨¬ ch?n ??ng l?y lan."
M¨¬nh b?t ng? v?i l? gi?i s? th?t ??ng sau v? ¨¢n, ??a ??n s? th?t m¨¬nh kh?ng ng? ???c. D¨´ m¨¬nh c¨® b?t ng? v? hung th? nh?ng v?n c?m th?y h?t h?ng ch¨²t. K? c? v?n ?? c?a nh?ng ng??i lao ??ng ???c ?? c?p ch?a th?c s? th?a m?n m¨¬nh. N?u ai ?? ??c qua nhi?u v? series Kaga (nh? m¨¬nh) s? th?y vi?c t¨¢c gi? c¨¤i c?m v? ? ngh?a gia ?¨¬nh h?i b? ng¨¢n. V?n rate quy?n n¨¤y 4¡î v¨¬ nh?p truy?n nhanh, c¨¢ch ?ng x? c?a Kaga qu¨¢ tr?i l¨¤ kh¨¦o l¨¦o v¨¤ tuy?t v?i.
September 3, 2019
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August 8, 2021
C¨® v? n?m nay fan c?a t¨¢c gi? Higashino Keigo c¨® m?t m¨´a v? b?i thu, khi li¨ºn ti?p t? ??u n?m ??n gi? ?? c¨® 3 cu?n s¨¢ch c?a b¨¢c ???c xu?t b?n ? Vi?t Nam r?i. Trong ?¨® c¨® 2 cu?n do Nh? Nam ph¨¢t h¨¤nh, c¨°n cu?n ¡°C¨¢nh k? l?n" l¨¤ c?a IPM.
M?t l?n n?a, t¨¢c gi? l?i cho ch¨²ng ta g?p l?i thanh tra Kaga- nh?n v?t m?n c¨¢n ?? t?ng xu?t hi?n trong t¨¢c ph?m ¡°?c ?". C?u chuy?n l?n n¨¤y b?t ??u khi c?nh s¨¢t ph¨¢t hi?n ra m?t ng??i ?¨¤n ?ng b? ??m tr?ng th??ng t?i c?y c?u Nihonbashi n?i ti?ng ? Tokyo. D¨´ ?? ???c ??a ?i c?p c?u ngay l?p t?c nh?ng c¨¢c b¨¢c s? ?? kh?ng th? c?u ???c ng??i ?¨¤n ?ng x?u s?. C?ng ngay trong ?¨ºm ?¨®, c?nh s¨¢t ?? b?t ???c nghi ph?m nh?ng trong qu¨¢ tr¨¬nh ch?y tr?n h?n l?i b? tai n?n giao th?ng r?i c?ng qua ??i. M?i ch?ng c? ??u ch? v? h??ng nghi ph?m v¨¤ c¨¢c l?nh ??o c?ng r?t n¨®ng l¨°ng mu?n k?t th¨²c v? ¨¢n gi?t ng??i c??p c?a n¨¤y.
Th? nh?ng, Kaga, b?ng ¨®c quan s¨¢t nh?y b¨¦n, kh? n?ng suy lu?n t¨¤i t¨¬nh c?ng nh? quy?t t?m t¨¬m ra ch?n t??ng s? vi?c c?a m¨¬nh ?? quy?t ??nh ?i?u tra ??c l?p. Ta s? l?i th?y qu¨¢ tr¨¬nh anh t¨¬m ra l?i gi?i cho t?ng h¨¤nh ??ng c?a c? n?n nh?n v¨¤ hung th?, r¨¢p n?i x?u chu?i l?i nh?ng d? ki?n r?i ??a ra suy lu?n v¨¤ ch?ng minh nh?ng suy lu?n ?y nh? th? n¨¤o.
C¨® th? th?y Keigo d¨¤nh r?t nhi?u t?m huy?t ?? c? g?ng x?y d?ng nh?n v?t v¨¤ t?o n¨ºn nh?ng c?u chuy?n ?n sau nh?ng nh?n v?t ?y. ?ng lu?n c? g?ng truy?n t?i m?t th?ng ?i?p, m?t v?n ?? c¨°n t?n ??ng trong x? h?i Nh?t B?n th?ng qua nh?ng c?u chuy?n c?a m¨¬nh. Tuy l?n n¨¤y v?n ?? kh?ng m?i v¨¤ b?n th?n v? ¨¢n c?ng nh? c?u chuy?n ??ng sau kh?ng c¨® qu¨¢ nhi?u ?i?m b?t ng? hay ??c bi?t, nh?ng v?n ph?i ghi nh?n s? c? g?ng c?a t¨¢c gi?. T? b?u kh?ng kh¨ª, c¨¢ch k? chuy?n, di?n bi?n ph¨¢ ¨¢n, m?i th? tuy v?n ? t?c ?? v?a ph?i nh?ng v?n ?? l?i cu?n ??c gi? l?t ti?p nh?ng trang sau.
M?t t¨¢c ph?m trinh th¨¢m m¨¬nh ?¨¢nh gi¨¢ ? m?c ?? v?a ph?i, kh?ng qu¨¢ xu?t s?c c?ng kh?ng m¨¢u me, r¨´ng r?n, kinh d?. Ai m?i b?t ??u ??c trinh th¨¢m c¨® th? b?t ??u t? cu?n n¨¤y c?ng r?t oke. M?i th? ??u d? ch?u.
?¨¢nh gi¨¢: ?
M?t l?n n?a, t¨¢c gi? l?i cho ch¨²ng ta g?p l?i thanh tra Kaga- nh?n v?t m?n c¨¢n ?? t?ng xu?t hi?n trong t¨¢c ph?m ¡°?c ?". C?u chuy?n l?n n¨¤y b?t ??u khi c?nh s¨¢t ph¨¢t hi?n ra m?t ng??i ?¨¤n ?ng b? ??m tr?ng th??ng t?i c?y c?u Nihonbashi n?i ti?ng ? Tokyo. D¨´ ?? ???c ??a ?i c?p c?u ngay l?p t?c nh?ng c¨¢c b¨¢c s? ?? kh?ng th? c?u ???c ng??i ?¨¤n ?ng x?u s?. C?ng ngay trong ?¨ºm ?¨®, c?nh s¨¢t ?? b?t ???c nghi ph?m nh?ng trong qu¨¢ tr¨¬nh ch?y tr?n h?n l?i b? tai n?n giao th?ng r?i c?ng qua ??i. M?i ch?ng c? ??u ch? v? h??ng nghi ph?m v¨¤ c¨¢c l?nh ??o c?ng r?t n¨®ng l¨°ng mu?n k?t th¨²c v? ¨¢n gi?t ng??i c??p c?a n¨¤y.
Th? nh?ng, Kaga, b?ng ¨®c quan s¨¢t nh?y b¨¦n, kh? n?ng suy lu?n t¨¤i t¨¬nh c?ng nh? quy?t t?m t¨¬m ra ch?n t??ng s? vi?c c?a m¨¬nh ?? quy?t ??nh ?i?u tra ??c l?p. Ta s? l?i th?y qu¨¢ tr¨¬nh anh t¨¬m ra l?i gi?i cho t?ng h¨¤nh ??ng c?a c? n?n nh?n v¨¤ hung th?, r¨¢p n?i x?u chu?i l?i nh?ng d? ki?n r?i ??a ra suy lu?n v¨¤ ch?ng minh nh?ng suy lu?n ?y nh? th? n¨¤o.
C¨® th? th?y Keigo d¨¤nh r?t nhi?u t?m huy?t ?? c? g?ng x?y d?ng nh?n v?t v¨¤ t?o n¨ºn nh?ng c?u chuy?n ?n sau nh?ng nh?n v?t ?y. ?ng lu?n c? g?ng truy?n t?i m?t th?ng ?i?p, m?t v?n ?? c¨°n t?n ??ng trong x? h?i Nh?t B?n th?ng qua nh?ng c?u chuy?n c?a m¨¬nh. Tuy l?n n¨¤y v?n ?? kh?ng m?i v¨¤ b?n th?n v? ¨¢n c?ng nh? c?u chuy?n ??ng sau kh?ng c¨® qu¨¢ nhi?u ?i?m b?t ng? hay ??c bi?t, nh?ng v?n ph?i ghi nh?n s? c? g?ng c?a t¨¢c gi?. T? b?u kh?ng kh¨ª, c¨¢ch k? chuy?n, di?n bi?n ph¨¢ ¨¢n, m?i th? tuy v?n ? t?c ?? v?a ph?i nh?ng v?n ?? l?i cu?n ??c gi? l?t ti?p nh?ng trang sau.
M?t t¨¢c ph?m trinh th¨¢m m¨¬nh ?¨¢nh gi¨¢ ? m?c ?? v?a ph?i, kh?ng qu¨¢ xu?t s?c c?ng kh?ng m¨¢u me, r¨´ng r?n, kinh d?. Ai m?i b?t ??u ??c trinh th¨¢m c¨® th? b?t ??u t? cu?n n¨¤y c?ng r?t oke. M?i th? ??u d? ch?u.
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November 25, 2022
Keigo Higashino is a recent arrival on my radar, and I'm ready to devour everything he writes. He's primarily a mystery writer, writing in Japanese, whose works are readily available in translation. This is the third of his Detective Kaga mysteries, though it's the first in the series I've read. Kaga falls somewhere on the Holmesian detective spectrum. He notices details and finds more meaning in them than most. He doesn't settle for simple solutions and is dogged in his pursuit of the full truth. He lacks Holmes' flash and disdain for other detectives, but makes for an excellent bookish companion nonetheless.
The book opens as a wealthy businessman staggers onto a bridge and collapses. The police officer who sees him collapse assumes he's drunk, but then discovers a knife sticking out of his chest. The businessman dies on route to the hospital. Not long after, an unemployed young man who obce temped for the company employing this businessman is found with the businessman's wallet and briefcase in his possession. Before police can question him, he dashes away, runs into traffic, is hit by a truck, and lapses into a coma.
That's our set-up. Almost everyone is happy to call the young man a murderer and to walk away from the case's complications, but not Kaga, who spends days on foot exploring the area where the businessman was killed. Complications abound, but none that fully exonerate the young man. Meanwhile, a different set of accusations begins to pile up against the businessman.
Higashino masterfully keeps the narrative ambiguous, which keeps the reader turning pages.
If you enjoy international mysteries with well-developed, original characters and deft plotting, you're in for a treat with A Death in Tokyo.
I received a free electronic review copy of this title from the publisher via EdelweissPlus; the opinions are my own.
The book opens as a wealthy businessman staggers onto a bridge and collapses. The police officer who sees him collapse assumes he's drunk, but then discovers a knife sticking out of his chest. The businessman dies on route to the hospital. Not long after, an unemployed young man who obce temped for the company employing this businessman is found with the businessman's wallet and briefcase in his possession. Before police can question him, he dashes away, runs into traffic, is hit by a truck, and lapses into a coma.
That's our set-up. Almost everyone is happy to call the young man a murderer and to walk away from the case's complications, but not Kaga, who spends days on foot exploring the area where the businessman was killed. Complications abound, but none that fully exonerate the young man. Meanwhile, a different set of accusations begins to pile up against the businessman.
Higashino masterfully keeps the narrative ambiguous, which keeps the reader turning pages.
If you enjoy international mysteries with well-developed, original characters and deft plotting, you're in for a treat with A Death in Tokyo.
I received a free electronic review copy of this title from the publisher via EdelweissPlus; the opinions are my own.
August 25, 2023
3.5 stars
The Detective Kaga series never hits as much as the Detective Galileo series, but I really do love the way that Keigo Higashino writes his mysteries. He scratches that Agatha Christie itch that I have. And I will say, I definitely did not see this ending coming.
Watch my full thoughts in my June wrap up:
The Detective Kaga series never hits as much as the Detective Galileo series, but I really do love the way that Keigo Higashino writes his mysteries. He scratches that Agatha Christie itch that I have. And I will say, I definitely did not see this ending coming.
Watch my full thoughts in my June wrap up:
May 21, 2024
Another really good book in this series! I think that Kaga is an awesome character, and I love the way he goes about solving a case! He finds the little things, that seemingly aren't relevant, and puts it all together like a jigsaw puzzle. Be it shrines, cocoa, or even the type of paper used to make origami cranes, nothing gets by Kaga! I sure hope more of his books are coming my way!
Thanks to Salman & Ishraque Arnob bro for this brilliant translation.
Thanks to Salman & Ishraque Arnob bro for this brilliant translation.
June 5, 2023
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July 16, 2024
It did not quite work as fully for me as the previous detective Kaga novels. I even checked the name of the translator, I was sure it was a different one, but no, it was the same.
As usual, it is full of place and a sense of culture. I kept googling locations (and flights and daydreaming travel plans...). With this series, there are more books written in Japanese than the ones that have been translated into English (or any other language I can read), so this is #3 of the English-translated books but number 9 of the original series, and there is a lot of background here into Kaga's life (his relationship with his father and mother, he has a cousin who provides us with his POV on Kaga's brilliancy), which was not mentioned in previous English-translated books and feels somewhat heavy.
The main mystery is interesting, and Higashino really is a master of the clue. It felt very Japanese, too culturally dependent for an outsider to make guesses, and it managed to surprise me at several turns. But I also think it was slightly underserved in some small details I wanted to know more of or thought better developed, like .
Still really interesting, even if not a favourite of his books for me.
As usual, it is full of place and a sense of culture. I kept googling locations (and flights and daydreaming travel plans...). With this series, there are more books written in Japanese than the ones that have been translated into English (or any other language I can read), so this is #3 of the English-translated books but number 9 of the original series, and there is a lot of background here into Kaga's life (his relationship with his father and mother, he has a cousin who provides us with his POV on Kaga's brilliancy), which was not mentioned in previous English-translated books and feels somewhat heavy.
The main mystery is interesting, and Higashino really is a master of the clue. It felt very Japanese, too culturally dependent for an outsider to make guesses, and it managed to surprise me at several turns. But I also think it was slightly underserved in some small details I wanted to know more of or thought better developed, like .
Still really interesting, even if not a favourite of his books for me.
December 19, 2022
Who writes things like this, Man?
I mean... just think about it. It's a murder mystery with lots of loose ends, trauma on all sides, and hints that very bad, very unfortunate things have happened, apart from that one murder. So it was OK for all of us to have our brains twisted around the plot and characters.
But a story that ties up all loose ends and brings tears to our eyes!
Who... how...?
Higashino, obviously! Who else could have even thought of such a story, and executed it with such elan?
Read up, Man! They don't produce things like this on wholesale basis. This is exclusive.
Highly recommended.
I mean... just think about it. It's a murder mystery with lots of loose ends, trauma on all sides, and hints that very bad, very unfortunate things have happened, apart from that one murder. So it was OK for all of us to have our brains twisted around the plot and characters.
But a story that ties up all loose ends and brings tears to our eyes!
Who... how...?
Higashino, obviously! Who else could have even thought of such a story, and executed it with such elan?
Read up, Man! They don't produce things like this on wholesale basis. This is exclusive.
Highly recommended.
November 9, 2023
I can't believe I didn't post this to my "currently reading" shelf! I guess I've been too busy to spend my time on GR.
This was a fun read. So far, I've enjoyed everything I've read of Higashino.
This story concerns a business man who is found murdered on a famous bridge in the heart of Tokyo. There is a very strong suspect for the murder but motives are fuzzy and revelations are many.
Totally captured my interest (I am usually much more scattered in my reading). I'm working my way through all of Higashino's mysteries. It's fun to have so much to look forward to.
This was a fun read. So far, I've enjoyed everything I've read of Higashino.
This story concerns a business man who is found murdered on a famous bridge in the heart of Tokyo. There is a very strong suspect for the murder but motives are fuzzy and revelations are many.
Totally captured my interest (I am usually much more scattered in my reading). I'm working my way through all of Higashino's mysteries. It's fun to have so much to look forward to.
December 10, 2022
¡°Blood dotted the sidewalk!¡±
A case of a seemingly cut and dried murder turns out to be way more than first thought. Kyoichiro Kaga¡ªdetective, Nihonbashi Precinct, and his cousin Shuhei Matsumiya¡ªdetective, Homicide Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Police are part of a task force to investigate the murder of Takeai Aoyagi, a CEO of a small parts business.
It seems an ex-contract employee might be involved. Nothing adds up for Kaga however. The murder takes place on Nihonbashi Bridge.
Kaga¡¯s investigation leads the reader through a set of circumstances that come together to make final sense of what¡¯s happened.
Along the way we learn of cultural practices like the Nihonbashi Seven Lucky Shrines pilgrimage, the making of oragami paper cranes to be burnt offerings, health and safety coverups in factories.
A solid detective story one part a flash of intuition and three parts thorough investigative work.
I¡¯m very excited to add Higashino to my growing list of Asian mystery authors I admire.
A St. Martins Press ARC via NetGalley.
Many thanks to the author and publisher.
A case of a seemingly cut and dried murder turns out to be way more than first thought. Kyoichiro Kaga¡ªdetective, Nihonbashi Precinct, and his cousin Shuhei Matsumiya¡ªdetective, Homicide Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Police are part of a task force to investigate the murder of Takeai Aoyagi, a CEO of a small parts business.
It seems an ex-contract employee might be involved. Nothing adds up for Kaga however. The murder takes place on Nihonbashi Bridge.
Kaga¡¯s investigation leads the reader through a set of circumstances that come together to make final sense of what¡¯s happened.
Along the way we learn of cultural practices like the Nihonbashi Seven Lucky Shrines pilgrimage, the making of oragami paper cranes to be burnt offerings, health and safety coverups in factories.
A solid detective story one part a flash of intuition and three parts thorough investigative work.
I¡¯m very excited to add Higashino to my growing list of Asian mystery authors I admire.
A St. Martins Press ARC via NetGalley.
Many thanks to the author and publisher.
December 19, 2022
I loved ,Newcomer not so much,and this is the weakest. Flimsy and slow.
February 22, 2023
Deep Breaths because ... I WILL BE GUSHING ON HOW GOOD THIS BOOK IS AND HOW KEIGO DID IT. AGAIN
Disclaimers: This is NOT a spoilery review and I advise to go into the book blind. Like just pick it up and blame me if its not good. But I can assure you, you won't regret reading this.
Third english instalment of the Detective Kaga series, and I loved this book most out of the three.
was incredible. It set the tone and the differences from the Detective Gallileo series.
Then came in bringing something TOTALLY different and unexpected. This one showed Kaga as a character and as a detective and how it will eventually benefit him in the next book, which is well, the current book now.
Death in Tokyo, is something else.
There is a nuance to how Keigo writes his stories;(and yes I might be biased) which makes the plot and how everything turned out to be .. well... very unexpected at the end. For me, the case for this book took another turn and I almost teared up. Everything came together to form a story that not only addresses the cases in hand, it also addresses a lot of social issues , especially on how Keigo highlighted
the importance of closure to the victim's families and anyone involved
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Since I don't want to spoil anything about the book, I will write down some takeaways that Keigo highlighted that made this book one that I will remember for a very long time.
1) The Significance of Kaga as a Character
I liked that Keigo brought something new to the table with Kaga, and his character showed a significance that made him so endearing despite being the oddball that he is. Whilst Yukawa in the Gallileo series highlights the significance of looking through the perspectives of the murderer and the blurred lines of the crimes as well as using STEM as a form to bring another angle and perspective in solving a crime, Kaga highlights the significance of empathy and the importance of closure for the people affected by the victims' murder .
This fact can be missed a lot of times as , once a case is solved, there's nothing much that can be done; and I liked what Keigo did in this series in showing how we need someone like Kaga who is not only emphatic but very persistent in giving closure to the families and solving the case and finding REASONS behind the crime. Yes, its a pretty unconventional way to solve a crime as a detective; and he's doing a sort of profiler's job in a sense, but, I liked how each book showed the impacts of the families that had been affected by the crime. Often, getting closure is a way for families to grief their loved ones, and I liked that Keigo had highlighted that very much in the series; as the case seemed so simple in the surface, and YET, there are so many layers needed to unveil.
(also please Kaga was so endearing in here I want to give him a huge hug)
2) Social Issues
This book highlighted a lot of social issues that are we can often observe in the real world as well. Some of them like,
? Corruption in workplace
? Exploitation of temporary workers
? Exploitation of the dead
? Unethical journalism (wow this one really made me want to slap someone)
Keigo brought forward that humans are fickle beings that, at the end of the day, resort to only protect themselves when they're in harm, and it really showed in this book.
Honestly, I can write more about this book, but it will be very spoilery so I will leave my thoughts only up till here. Please, please read this book. It was straightforward, left me heartbroken, tugged my heartstrings and above all, made me realize that there is nothing more in life than to appreciate the ones that you love. This book really shone Kaga as a character and I highly highly recommend everyone to read this. Its that good.
4.75? for this gem
Biggest thank you to @definitelybooks for this copy <3 I truly appreciate it.
"Do what you know to be right."
Disclaimers: This is NOT a spoilery review and I advise to go into the book blind. Like just pick it up and blame me if its not good. But I can assure you, you won't regret reading this.
Third english instalment of the Detective Kaga series, and I loved this book most out of the three.
was incredible. It set the tone and the differences from the Detective Gallileo series.
Then came in bringing something TOTALLY different and unexpected. This one showed Kaga as a character and as a detective and how it will eventually benefit him in the next book, which is well, the current book now.
Death in Tokyo, is something else.
There is a nuance to how Keigo writes his stories;(
Since I don't want to spoil anything about the book, I will write down some takeaways that Keigo highlighted that made this book one that I will remember for a very long time.
1) The Significance of Kaga as a Character
I liked that Keigo brought something new to the table with Kaga, and his character showed a significance that made him so endearing despite being the oddball that he is. Whilst Yukawa in the Gallileo series highlights the significance of looking through the perspectives of the murderer and the blurred lines of the crimes as well as using STEM as a form to bring another angle and perspective in solving a crime, Kaga highlights the significance of empathy and the importance of closure for the people affected by the victims' murder .
This fact can be missed a lot of times as , once a case is solved, there's nothing much that can be done; and I liked what Keigo did in this series in showing how we need someone like Kaga who is not only emphatic but very persistent in giving closure to the families and solving the case and finding REASONS behind the crime. Yes, its a pretty unconventional way to solve a crime as a detective; and he's doing a sort of profiler's job in a sense, but, I liked how each book showed the impacts of the families that had been affected by the crime. Often, getting closure is a way for families to grief their loved ones, and I liked that Keigo had highlighted that very much in the series; as the case seemed so simple in the surface, and YET, there are so many layers needed to unveil.
(also please Kaga was so endearing in here I want to give him a huge hug)
2) Social Issues
This book highlighted a lot of social issues that are we can often observe in the real world as well. Some of them like,
? Corruption in workplace
? Exploitation of temporary workers
? Exploitation of the dead
? Unethical journalism (wow this one really made me want to slap someone)
Keigo brought forward that humans are fickle beings that, at the end of the day, resort to only protect themselves when they're in harm, and it really showed in this book.
Honestly, I can write more about this book, but it will be very spoilery so I will leave my thoughts only up till here. Please, please read this book. It was straightforward, left me heartbroken, tugged my heartstrings and above all, made me realize that there is nothing more in life than to appreciate the ones that you love. This book really shone Kaga as a character and I highly highly recommend everyone to read this. Its that good.
4.75? for this gem
Biggest thank you to @definitelybooks for this copy <3 I truly appreciate it.
January 20, 2023
My third outing with the Detective Kaga series set in Tokyo.
I just love the methodical and detailed plotting that accompanies these crime mysteries. Keigo Higashino is a great writer within this genre but their accessibility must also be down to the talented translation of Giles Murray.
Kaga is a local cop who is meticulous in his questioning and thorough in his desire to understand motive within any murder enquiry.
The beauty of Japan, it¡¯s culture and customs. It¡¯s place and people lift from these pages and Kaga¡¯s desire to feel and breathe the crime scene and it¡¯s environs brings the location to the fore, stimulating the senses, so full of life and colour.
A businessman is seemingly the victim of a mugging that goes deadly wrong. But this wasn¡¯t his neighbourhood. What was he doing there? And why did he get to his feet and stagger like a drunken man to the middle of Nihonbashi bridge?
Are these factors significant to anyone other than Detective Kaga especially when an unemployed man close to the scene is disturbed by the police and gets run over avoiding arrest? Perhaps even less so, when where he was hiding the victim¡¯s briefcase was found and when the suspect had taken the dead man¡¯s wallet.
All makes for an intelligent and progressive investigation which brings insight into police procedures in Japan and a glimpse into another country¡¯s culture.
Furthermore through the story I understood more the capital city¡¯s expansion from perhaps when it was award the 1964 Olympic Games, how neighbourhoods try to hold on to their past despite incursions by expressways and high rise, while amid the development and progress older Tokyo clings on in religious shrines and tradition shops.
The crime story is tragic but full of human endeavour. Good and bad are seen and lessons learnt without recourse to sleight of hand, criminal psychology and graphic horror. Just the telling of mystery wrapped up in a well told story. This is why I love whodunits. Not cos they are clever and the authors are spendthrift with the clues. Simply when they bare the human soul and psyche and when you can identify with the characters.
I just love the methodical and detailed plotting that accompanies these crime mysteries. Keigo Higashino is a great writer within this genre but their accessibility must also be down to the talented translation of Giles Murray.
Kaga is a local cop who is meticulous in his questioning and thorough in his desire to understand motive within any murder enquiry.
The beauty of Japan, it¡¯s culture and customs. It¡¯s place and people lift from these pages and Kaga¡¯s desire to feel and breathe the crime scene and it¡¯s environs brings the location to the fore, stimulating the senses, so full of life and colour.
A businessman is seemingly the victim of a mugging that goes deadly wrong. But this wasn¡¯t his neighbourhood. What was he doing there? And why did he get to his feet and stagger like a drunken man to the middle of Nihonbashi bridge?
Are these factors significant to anyone other than Detective Kaga especially when an unemployed man close to the scene is disturbed by the police and gets run over avoiding arrest? Perhaps even less so, when where he was hiding the victim¡¯s briefcase was found and when the suspect had taken the dead man¡¯s wallet.
All makes for an intelligent and progressive investigation which brings insight into police procedures in Japan and a glimpse into another country¡¯s culture.
Furthermore through the story I understood more the capital city¡¯s expansion from perhaps when it was award the 1964 Olympic Games, how neighbourhoods try to hold on to their past despite incursions by expressways and high rise, while amid the development and progress older Tokyo clings on in religious shrines and tradition shops.
The crime story is tragic but full of human endeavour. Good and bad are seen and lessons learnt without recourse to sleight of hand, criminal psychology and graphic horror. Just the telling of mystery wrapped up in a well told story. This is why I love whodunits. Not cos they are clever and the authors are spendthrift with the clues. Simply when they bare the human soul and psyche and when you can identify with the characters.
January 4, 2023
Meeting Detective Kyoichiro Kaga again in this new translated instalment following his thrilling investigation journey to unravel the truth behind a murder case that was happened on Nihonbashi Bridge after a man was found stabbed and bleeding to death under a winged kirin statue. It was quite a decent and straightforward murder plot to me yet it turns complicated when the prime suspect who was seen hiding nearby died (after days in coma) when he was hit by a truck while trying to flee from the crime scene.
It was so intense and totally a page-turner to me, love the teamwork between Detective Kaga and his cousin, Detective Matsumiya (he¡¯s a charm, I love his character so much!)¡ª they went pursuing the investigation even with not much hints and I like how both their chief and leader being quite supportive with Kaga¡¯s personal hunch about the case. Bit of red herring but so rivetingly executed that it leads to another gripping incident from years ago and Kaga did so well in disentangling the secrets and linking both cases with a solid motive from the killer.
The subplots were intriguing much as it highlighted on social inequality and power harassment also the family and friendship parts were quite emotionally driven to me; love to see Kaga¡¯s interactions with both the victim¡¯s son and the suspect¡¯s girlfriend. I appreciate the morality aspect it tries to explore and it ends well too with a good and heartwarming lesson.
Might be easy to guess on the plotline or less twisty compared to Newcomer or Malice yet still in love with Higashino¡¯s way in developing Kaga¡¯s dynamic and characterization; I get anxious few times following his POV when he goes beyond the case trails but fancy the thrills nevertheless; still loving his style of suddenly popped up, asked few questions and vanished in a puff of smoke. 4.7 stars to this!
Thank you Pansing Distribution for sending me a copy to review :)
ps: I wonder why they did not follow the literal translation from the Japanese title; love it more, honestly
It was so intense and totally a page-turner to me, love the teamwork between Detective Kaga and his cousin, Detective Matsumiya (he¡¯s a charm, I love his character so much!)¡ª they went pursuing the investigation even with not much hints and I like how both their chief and leader being quite supportive with Kaga¡¯s personal hunch about the case. Bit of red herring but so rivetingly executed that it leads to another gripping incident from years ago and Kaga did so well in disentangling the secrets and linking both cases with a solid motive from the killer.
The subplots were intriguing much as it highlighted on social inequality and power harassment also the family and friendship parts were quite emotionally driven to me; love to see Kaga¡¯s interactions with both the victim¡¯s son and the suspect¡¯s girlfriend. I appreciate the morality aspect it tries to explore and it ends well too with a good and heartwarming lesson.
Might be easy to guess on the plotline or less twisty compared to Newcomer or Malice yet still in love with Higashino¡¯s way in developing Kaga¡¯s dynamic and characterization; I get anxious few times following his POV when he goes beyond the case trails but fancy the thrills nevertheless; still loving his style of suddenly popped up, asked few questions and vanished in a puff of smoke. 4.7 stars to this!
Thank you Pansing Distribution for sending me a copy to review :)
ps: I wonder why they did not follow the literal translation from the Japanese title; love it more, honestly
August 25, 2019
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November 27, 2022
At the moment I am hooked on Japanese thrillers. They are so detailed and richly descriptive. The culture, the life and of course the dirty deed. Hooked from the first to the last page. Well rounded characters and most were very unlikable. An old school whodunnit but so much more. Definitely left me wanting more. Loved it!!!!!
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC.
February 22, 2019
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