A review by agmaynard
Malice by Keigo Higashino

challenging dark mysterious sad tense

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

4.5

Tour de force class of mystery!  Slight deduction for the overall coldness and distance that made the story purely a puzzler of unpeeling layers, discovering motives, rethinking theories as the reader progressed.