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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
challenging
mysterious
fast-paced
Detective Kyoichiro Kaga has been transferred from the Tokyo Police Department to the Nihonbashi district of Tokyo. Instead of being resentful or resigned, Kaga is intrigued, and eager to become acquainted with the area and the people who live there. And he gets his chance when a woman is found strangled in her apartment by her best friend.
There are a number of disparate pieces of evidence, none of which easily points to the murderer. While Kaga's colleagues dismiss some of the information found during enquiries, Kaga begins following up on each seemingly disconnected thing, gradually building a picture of the woman, who, like Kaga, was a newcomer to Nihonbashi. He discovers who knew her, where she liked to buy snacks, who saw her on her last day, and what in her her past drew her to this neighbourhood.
He also meets a bunch of families and through his interactions, he unintentionally brings resolutions to some of their differences, adding a bit of charm to what initially seemed like random, possibly irrelevant moments in the mystery. Instead, these interactions prove important to Kaga's investigation, as some of the answers he receives point him to a suspect, and narrow down motive.
Kaga is a clever fellow, whose methods seem unconventional, and pointless to his colleagues, but he does get results. The story is fairly low key, with Kaga getting to know people and asking questions, and even having the occasional Columbo moment, seemingly done questioning someone and ready to leave, but dropping yet another question on his listener, and getting more from his listener than they expected.
This is another satisfying entry in the Kaga series.
There are a number of disparate pieces of evidence, none of which easily points to the murderer. While Kaga's colleagues dismiss some of the information found during enquiries, Kaga begins following up on each seemingly disconnected thing, gradually building a picture of the woman, who, like Kaga, was a newcomer to Nihonbashi. He discovers who knew her, where she liked to buy snacks, who saw her on her last day, and what in her her past drew her to this neighbourhood.
He also meets a bunch of families and through his interactions, he unintentionally brings resolutions to some of their differences, adding a bit of charm to what initially seemed like random, possibly irrelevant moments in the mystery. Instead, these interactions prove important to Kaga's investigation, as some of the answers he receives point him to a suspect, and narrow down motive.
Kaga is a clever fellow, whose methods seem unconventional, and pointless to his colleagues, but he does get results. The story is fairly low key, with Kaga getting to know people and asking questions, and even having the occasional Columbo moment, seemingly done questioning someone and ready to leave, but dropping yet another question on his listener, and getting more from his listener than they expected.
This is another satisfying entry in the Kaga series.
I really enjoyed how each individual story wove into the next one and tidbits from each revealed something of the greater whole. Very different in tone from Malice, yet still wonderfully told. I can't wait to start the next one!
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The beginning of this book set up a high expectation for me, which felt fall short later on.
among keigo's other work i've read, this book probably gives the most insights of how police investion works! The author is very clever to unfold the story from alibis pov. This book also makes a lot sense if you know this is the second book of the series!
However, this is not a typical whodunit!Maybe because of its unique pov, the small stories of almost unrelavent people's life make the whole story feels disconnected! Sometimes I even questioned myself if im still reading the same book? Some of the touching stories makes this book more cozy than mysterious. . Despite some major flaws to me, I'd say i still enjoyed reading this one thoroughly.
among keigo's other work i've read, this book probably gives the most insights of how police investion works! The author is very clever to unfold the story from alibis pov. This book also makes a lot sense if you know this is the second book of the series!
However, this is not a typical whodunit!
Great detective story where we meet again detective Kaga, whom I love much more than detective Galileo from the same author. bering new to the precinct, he starts to investigate all the shops the victim used to go before being killed and so the writer builds up the story for us also, only trough the eyes of shops assistants and neighbors. Cool story, great krimi.
Bel giallo dove reincontriamo il detective Kaga, che mi piace molto di piú del Detective Galileo, sempre dello stesso autore. Nuovo nel quartiere, Kaga comincia ad investigare tutti i movimenti della vittima attraverso le visite ai negozi che soleva fare e quindi la storia ci si dipana davanti agli occhi attraverso i racconti di commesse e negozianti. Bella storia, grande investigazione.
THANKS TO NETGALLEY FOR THE PREVIEW!
Bel giallo dove reincontriamo il detective Kaga, che mi piace molto di piú del Detective Galileo, sempre dello stesso autore. Nuovo nel quartiere, Kaga comincia ad investigare tutti i movimenti della vittima attraverso le visite ai negozi che soleva fare e quindi la storia ci si dipana davanti agli occhi attraverso i racconti di commesse e negozianti. Bella storia, grande investigazione.
THANKS TO NETGALLEY FOR THE PREVIEW!
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Eh kenapa saya malah jatuh cinta pada Detektif Kaga, hahaa...
Riviu menyusul. Masih deg-degan, takut ketemu Kaga dan dikasih kue
Riviu menyusul. Masih deg-degan, takut ketemu Kaga dan dikasih kue
I always enjoy a slightly different approach to mysteries and Keigo Higashino hasn't let me down, yet. This mystery is presented as a series of unrelated short stories, the threads of which are slowly drawn together. Unlike the more traditional approach of delving into the victim's life and the lead protagonists (often difficult and angsty) backstory, this reads more like a cozy mystery that happens to take place in Sherlock Holmes' neighborhood.
It took me a little bit to adjust to the translation - this had a different translator than others I have read. But the simple prose fit this charming story well.
It took me a little bit to adjust to the translation - this had a different translator than others I have read. But the simple prose fit this charming story well.