Reviews

Salvation of a Saint by Keigo Higashino

liyi's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

arumbawangi's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

zeroone's review against another edition

4.0

Mies on myrkytetty. Vaimolla näyttäisi olevan motiivi -- mutta myös vedenpitävä alibi. Kuka on murhaaja ja miten rikos oikein tehtiin? Näppärä dekkari, joka vaihtelun vuoksi sijoittuu Japaniin. Mitään aivan olennaisen japanilaista kirjassa ei ehkä ole, mutta vähintään erilaisia pieniä, länsimaiselle lukijalle mielenkiintoisia välkähdyksiä kulttuurista kuitenkin.

thebookfaerie's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

3.0

arifahjf's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

hoppyread's review

funny mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

nikey_view's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

the first 5-stars-book in 2024. 

First of all, we can guess who is the culprit in the beginning of the book. So be careful if you don't like this kind of book, it's not for you.

This is soooo page-turning. The plot is engrossing that I can't stop reading it until it was over. When I read the first chapter, we have been told who the culprit is. But the investigation of the case went very tough and I feel like I'm riding a roller-coaster. We know the culprit but we can't help to suspect the other characters too or perhaps feel empathy for each of the characters.

We know we have Detective Kusanagi and Detective Galileo (Yukawa) in this series. So, here they had differents opinion/assumption about "who is the culprit?" and "how the culprit did the crime?". Anothe interesting character for me is the junior female detective, Utsumi, who became a bridge between Yukawa and Kusanagi and she gave a female voice to this investigation.

The twist is crazily impossible but possible. Ifykyk. I was so stunned to know how the culprit commited the crime, bcs it's almost impossible to prove the culprit guilty. Like.. it surely is a perfect crime. But again, Yukawa did amazed me with the way he think. The whole process he observes and assumes something and relating it to his science thingy -even if it's not as much as in TDoSX- was brilliant. Like... who the hell would thinking of that?? except him?? 

I think it's a perfect book tp recommend to anyone who loves mystery/thriller/crime books with how-dun-it trope. I myself really love the book a lot. For my Indonesian friends who wants to reads the book, don't worry, it's already available in Bahasa Indonesia.

azula443's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

valerie87's review against another edition

4.0

Smaller cast of characters than the other Higashino mysteries I’ve read. In this respect, it was easier to follow. Sometimes (like in Silent Parade) i find it hard to settle in and follow since I’m unsure of how the people are related to the story.

At times I felt the story was almost repetitive and I was getting tired of hearing about certain things. But overall it was a good mystery with an unexpected turn of events and Yukawa saving the day.

bukutigatulip's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

 

Sebenarnya aku bukan penggemar cerita misteri di mana pelakunya udah ketahuan di awal. Jadinya dari awal aku udah agak skeptis dan rasanya mau DNF bukunya, tapi Yukawa bilang kalau ini KEJAHATAN SEMPURNA. Kenapa? Memangnya trik pembunuhannya gimana?

Novel ini dibuka dengan pembicaraan di antara calon korban (Yoshitaka) dan tersangka (Ayane). Mereka membicarakan tentang perceraian, yang didasari karena mereka tak kunjung punya anak. Di  bab pertama ini, pelaku sudah menunjukkan niat membunuh dengan berkata, “Aku sangat mencintaimu sepenuh hati. Karena itulah ucapanmu tadi benar-benar menghancurkanku. Karena itulah kau harus mati.” Bahkan, pembaca sudah diberitahu kalau Ayane memang berencana memakai bubuk putih untuk meracuni suaminya.

Pembunuhan berjalan dengan sempurna. Ayane memanfaatkan Hiromi, selingkuhan Yoshitaka, untuk memperkuat alibinya. Saat pembunuhan terjadi, Ayane sedang berada di luar kota. Bagaimana itu bisa terjadi?

Akhirnya pihak kepolisian mulai turun tangan, dan tentu saja melibatkan Kusanagi. Selain dia, ada pula Utsumi yang berperan besar dalam kasus kali ini. Utsumi merupakan detektif junior dalam tim Kusanagi. The plot thickens karena Kusanagi jatuh hati pada ‘malaikat’ yang menjadi tersangka dalam kasus kali ini. Melihat situasi pelik ini, Utsumi memutuskan untuk berkonsultasi pada Detektif Galileo. Dan beliau malah bilang kalau ini kejahatan sempurna!

Proses pemecahan masalah berasa kayak roller coaster. Kusanagi dan Utsumi sama-sama besar ambisinya, dengan praduga masing-masing. Kusanagi dengan keyakinannya bahwa Ayane tidak bersalah–yang masuk akal sebenarnya, karena bukti dan alibi membuktikan bahwa Ayane bersih, dan Utsumi dengan nalurinya sebagai sesama perempuan yang merasakan ada banyak kejanggalan dari perilaku Ayane, sayangnya dia tidak punya cukup bukti. Di sinilah Detektif Galileo a.k.a Yukawa berperan, untuk memastikan kedua detektif ini nggak terlalu melibatkan perasaan mereka dan bisa membaca kasus ini dengan kepala dingin. 

Tarik ulur antara para detektif di novel ini benar-benar menegangkan. Tentu aja hal ini terjadi karena pelaku benar-benar cerdik dan motif yang benar-benar nggak terduga. Mungkin kalian bisa menebak senjata pembunuhan, tapi untuk triknya akan sangat sulit. Trik rumit apa yang bisa dilakukan dengan bubuk kopi, dapur sederhana, dan air mineral di kulkas? Benarkah motif pembunuhan ini semata-mata adalah Ayane sakit hati karena akan diceraikan?

Meskipun kalian bukan penggemar cerita misteri yang pelakunya udah ketahuan di awal kayak aku, tetap saja aku merekomendasikan buku ini buat kalian! Buku ini menunjukkan betapa rumitnya manusia dan emosi mereka, lengkapnya silahkan baca di novel ini, ya! Untuk menutup ulasan ini, aku mengutip Yukawa, “Manusia itu makhluk rumit yang sering melakukan hal-hal yang bertentangan.”