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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
I would love this book over Devotion of Mr. X. Detective Kaga is absolutely a genius ones for seeking a clue by suspecting identity who involved the victim (Mineko). We could see how heartwarming storyline about family issue, food in Japan, and traditional toys. Unfortunately, my mistake is not easy to remember the character's name, so I must read slowly and repeatedly.
5 bab pertama seperti membaca kumpulan cerpen, karena tidak saling berhubungan. Namun memasuki bab 6, benang merahnya mulai kelihatan. Ini yang menjadi ciri khasnya.
Karya lain dari Higashino sensei !! Buat karya nya kali ini, pembaca diajak Detektif Kaga untuk ikut menyelami hari-hari sebelum korban dibunuh untuk menemukan pelaku pembunuhan. Dibikin nerka-nerka siapa pelaku nya, dan alasan pembunuhan yang ngga terpikirkan. Banyak pelajaran dan hikmah yang bisa diambil. Terima kasih untuk karya nya, sensei..
The way i enjoyed detective Kaga solved little cases rather than main cases... he is that (good) annoying newcomer in the city isnt he..
Read this book. Read it. I listened to it on Audible and then bought a print version, I loved it so much. Higashino is a Master.
slow-paced
4.25. I will always love a good friendly neighbourhood detective who loves to buy food for people.
On another note, the personality oft Detective Kaga seemed a bit different than Malice.
On another note, the personality oft Detective Kaga seemed a bit different than Malice.
mysterious
slow-paced
I'm reading the Detective Galileo and Detective Kaga series in parallel and on balance, I think I prefer Detective Kaga - his low-key demeanour, attention to detail and determination to figure out what the truth is, whether or not it appears to have any bearing on the case at hand. What I loved about Newcomer was that it wasn't just a murder mystery, but a collection of human interest stories, of the individuals whose lives intersected with the victim in big and small ways, of their pride and foibles, family secrets and disputes.
In Newcomer, Kaga has just joined the Nihonbashi precinct as a detective. When Mineko Mitsui is found murdered in her apartment, Kaga starts to piece together a picture of Mitsui's life by tracking down the people she might have encountered on her daily routines, and unravelling the provenance of the items in her apartment - papers from an insurance agent, some ningyo-yaki (small snack cakes). Kaga doggedly unpacks all the backstories of all the individuals who have a remote connection to the case - Yoriko and her husband Taiji, who co-own Matsuya, a traditional Japanese restaurant, and their apprentice Shuhei; the Kamikawas who own a rice cracker shop and whose insurance agent Shinichi Takura also worked with Mitsui; Genichi Terada, who owns a clock shop and would encounter Mitsui while walking his dog in the evenings; Miyuki, a pregnant clerk working in the Quattro pastry shop that Mitsui would regularly patronise; the Yanagisawas who own a china shop that Mitsui visited to look for chopsticks; and Tamiko Yoshioka, a translator and friend of Miyuki's who was supposed to meet Miyuki the night she was murdered. What I loved about Newcomer was how each chapter featured a different set of characters who would present a certain version of events to Kaga, and Kaga would systematically unravel their motivations for hiding their real actions (which mostly had nothing to do with Mitsui's murder).
Why does Kaga go into unravelling these stories if they have little or no bearing on the murder itself? Kaga explains to Yoshioka that his job as a detective "should go beyond [investigating the murder]. People who've been traumatised by a crime are victims, too. Finding ways to comfort them is also part of [his] job." By bringing the truth about people's real motivations and feelings to light, Kaga hopes to provide healing, comfort or even reconciliation in some cases.
In Newcomer, Kaga has just joined the Nihonbashi precinct as a detective. When Mineko Mitsui is found murdered in her apartment, Kaga starts to piece together a picture of Mitsui's life by tracking down the people she might have encountered on her daily routines, and unravelling the provenance of the items in her apartment - papers from an insurance agent, some ningyo-yaki (small snack cakes). Kaga doggedly unpacks all the backstories of all the individuals who have a remote connection to the case - Yoriko and her husband Taiji, who co-own Matsuya, a traditional Japanese restaurant, and their apprentice Shuhei; the Kamikawas who own a rice cracker shop and whose insurance agent Shinichi Takura also worked with Mitsui; Genichi Terada, who owns a clock shop and would encounter Mitsui while walking his dog in the evenings; Miyuki, a pregnant clerk working in the Quattro pastry shop that Mitsui would regularly patronise; the Yanagisawas who own a china shop that Mitsui visited to look for chopsticks; and Tamiko Yoshioka, a translator and friend of Miyuki's who was supposed to meet Miyuki the night she was murdered. What I loved about Newcomer was how each chapter featured a different set of characters who would present a certain version of events to Kaga, and Kaga would systematically unravel their motivations for hiding their real actions (which mostly had nothing to do with Mitsui's murder).
Why does Kaga go into unravelling these stories if they have little or no bearing on the murder itself? Kaga explains to Yoshioka that his job as a detective "should go beyond [investigating the murder]. People who've been traumatised by a crime are victims, too. Finding ways to comfort them is also part of [his] job." By bringing the truth about people's real motivations and feelings to light, Kaga hopes to provide healing, comfort or even reconciliation in some cases.