A review by candidcopywriter
Salvation of a Saint by Keigo Higashino

mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Rather than a whodunnit like mysteries usually tend to be, this was a how-dunnit (which, I think, is a theme with all Higashino books). We know who the killer is right at the beginning of the book, and we even know why the murder happened. What we don’t know is how.  

Clues are revealed in bits and pieces and it’s almost frustrating how nothing really adds up until Yukawa (detective Galileo, the brilliant physicist friend of the policeman Kusanagi) reveals all in the end. There was definitely an “aha!” moment when all was revealed. It didn’t give me goosebumps like the big reveal in Devotion of Suspect X did, but it was enough to leave me flummoxed.  

Everything about this book, from the adorably distant infatuation of detective Kusanagi, to the dogged pursual of the truth by junior detective Utsumi was brilliantly executed. 

I highly recommend it to thriller buffs.
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