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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
un voyage dans le vieux tokyo, dans le quartier de nihonbashi, dans le cadre d’une enquête sur le meurtre d’une femme divorcée retrouvée étranglée dans son appartement. qui est le meurtrier ? la réponse à cette question est presque secondaire, on est davantage emporté par les visites entreprises par l’enquêteur, kaga, ce personnage attachant, mystérieux, maladroit, doté d’un sens fin de l’observation et d’une vivacité d’esprit perturbante. on se promène le long des pages dans les rues du quartier, à la découverte de chaque commerce, boutique, restaurant. dans le réseau universel d’interactions humaines, tous les personnages sont reliés les uns aux autres sans même le savoir, une évidence qui saute aux yeux au fil de la lecture. chaque chapitre est une tranche de vie présentée dans ce qu’elle a de plus spontané. on oublie à la fin du livre que ce nouveau enquêteur avait pour but initial de trouver le meurtrier…
Crime • Mystery • Thriller • Translated from the Japanese • 4 Stars
Detective Kyoichiro Kaga (Book 2 in the series) of the Tokyo Police Department is transferred to a new precinct in the Nihonbashi area of Tokyo. He is assigned to investigate the murder of a woman. As he investigates, he discovers a greater number of potential suspects, and it seems nearly all the people living and working in the business district of Nihonbashi have a motive for the murder.
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Detective Kyoichiro Kaga (Book 2 in the series) of the Tokyo Police Department is transferred to a new precinct in the Nihonbashi area of Tokyo. He is assigned to investigate the murder of a woman. As he investigates, he discovers a greater number of potential suspects, and it seems nearly all the people living and working in the business district of Nihonbashi have a motive for the murder.
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A whodunit told from the perspective of different witnesses, exploring their lives and the little mysteries in them while inching slowly towards uncovering the mystery of the original crime.
After the 4th or 5th witness story, it made me not care as much about them but only look forward to parts where the detective comes in to talk to them.
Not a page turner for me, but if you like a slow paced mystery, you will enjoy this.
After the 4th or 5th witness story, it made me not care as much about them but only look forward to parts where the detective comes in to talk to them.
Not a page turner for me, but if you like a slow paced mystery, you will enjoy this.
The story starts off kinda slow especially with so many characters introduced right away to establish everyone’s alibis related to the victim. But what’s brilliant here is how everything connects & carries its own meaning. There’s one main case but while detective kaga works to solve it, he somehow ends up helping locals with their everyday problems too. This naturally builds a bond between him and the community. Tbh i’m impressed by how kaga handles everything. It’s like he’s solving life itself not just the case
Oddly paced. The Galileo series had better characterizations, but this was not a bad read either. It is more slice-of-life than mystery though, since the details are never revealed until the last few pages. Some parts of the book are especially annoying; for example, the way most vignettes mention that Kaga is a "very intelligent detective". Nothing to really recommend, rounding down from 2.5 because of the annoying sensationalism and overly contrived instances of "intelligence". Plus a mystery with no clues until the end is hardly a good mystery. Also, the portrayal of women in particular, is just awful.
mysterious
reflective
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
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
En soit, la manière de raconter l'histoire et intéressante, mais au final, le crime est résolu dans les deux derniers chapitres, nous laissant un peu l'impression que les 250 pages d'enquête précédentes n'ont pas servi à grand chose. La sensation d'une narration un peu bancale est accentué par a quel point le policier est un véritable cliché. Ça se lit bien mais sans plus.