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The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino
4.5
medium-paced

 ๐— "๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฐ."

๐— โ€˜The Devotion of Suspect Xโ€™ by Kiego Higashino

๐— Wow! This was most definitely one of the most captivating and intriguing thrillers Iโ€™ve read.

๐— This book is the English translation of the original Japanese novel. Itโ€™s basically a โ€œcoverup mystery thrillerโ€, where a crime is committed and then a plan is formed to cover-up the crime.

๐— Imagine what would happen if the investigation is being done by a genius and the cover-up by a mastermind?! The entire book was like an intense chess match and after each move from one end there was another counter-move from the other end.

๐— Higashino has done a phenomenal job with the story. The reader is left in a unique position of knowing more than the police about where the investigation should end, but discovering clues with the police as they work backwards.

๐— The twists in the last few chapters had my mind reeling and the ending ๐Ÿคฏ was like a punch in the gut! It made me sit back and think about everything that happened in the book.

๐— This book is a must-read for anyone who appreciates police procedurals, mysteries, math, Japan, and cover-up thrillers. Iโ€™m really excited to read more books from the author.