The Final Curtain by Keigo Higashino

The Final Curtain

Kyoichiro Kaga #10

Keigo Higashino with P.J. Ochlan (Narrator)

11 hours, 23 minutes • first pub 2013 (view editions)

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This cerebral, Tokyo-set finale is perfect for readers who crave meticulous, decades-spanning puzzles whose emotional engine is a detective’s quiet reckoning with the mother who vanished from his life.

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From the acclaimed author of Malice and Newcomer, a confounding murder in Tokyo is connected to the mystery of the disappearance and death of Detective Kaga's own mother.A decade ago, Tokyo Police Detective Kyoichiro Kaga went to collect the ashes...

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Community Reviews

4.08
based on 466 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 94%

dark: 48%

emotional: 39%

tense: 30%

sad: 28%

challenging: 18%

reflective: 18%

adventurous: 13%

hopeful: 1%

informative: 1%

lighthearted: 1%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

12% of readers chose fast
68% of readers chose medium
18% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

46% of readers chose Plot
42% of readers chose A mix
10% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

42% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose Complicated
24% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

46% of readers chose Yes
35% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

39% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
48% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

51% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
23% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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