wngrdleviosa 's review for:

Pembunuhan di Nihonbashi (The Newcomer) by Keigo Higashino

4.5

mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

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In Newcomer, we don't directly jump to the murder and figure out the facts and circumstances of the murder. We, however, are introduced to the murder by way of many other sub-plots, wherein Kaga visits different shops in the Nihonbashi area to figure out certain details of the murder and this is how the reader is able to piece together, slowly, the details of the murder. It's only towards the second half of the book or so, that we are directly flung into the murder and all details of it come to the fore, climaxing into catching the killer and motive behind the crime.

I loved the character. The storyline and mystery was intriguing and kept me guessing till the very end. But what I enjoyed the most was the unassuming and brilliant Detective Kaga's investigating methods!! I'm looking forward to more of Detective Kaga!