A nice mystery novel with a slow start that becomes quite addictive the more the story goes on.
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Book review: 『聖女の救済』 by Keigo Higashino
This is the 5th book of the Galileo series but only the second novel (with The Devotion of Suspect X). This is an excellent howdunnit that has been translated into English by Alexander O. Smith under the title Salvation of a Saint
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Book review: 『祈りの幕が下りる時』 by Keigo Higashino
This book is the tenth book of the Kaga series and one of the best!
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Book review: 『麒麟の翼』 by Keigo Higashino
9th book in the Kyoichiro Kaga series, this novel features Kaga’s cousin Matsumiya. Together, they work on a murder case that is far more complex than it seems…
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Book review: 『ガリレオの苦悩』 by Keigo Higashino
Introduction Title: 『ガリレオの苦悩』 (がりれおのくのう)Author: Keigo HIGASHINO (東野圭吾)Published by 文春文庫p376. This is the fourth book in the Galileo series. It is a collection of five short stories. Four of the short stories were first published in various magazines and one was written for the book edition, which was first published in 2008. As far as I…
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Book review: 『11文字の殺人』 by Keigo Higashino
Introduction Title: 『11文字の殺人』 (11もじのさつじん)Author: Keigo HIGASHINO (東野圭吾)Published by 光文社文庫356 pages 『11文字の殺人』 is one of Keigo Higashino’s first novels. It was first published in 1990 and got a new bunko edition this year (2020) with a new design cover and a bigger font. Review This book is a real page-turner. I found it very easy to read,…
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Book review: 『白馬山荘殺人事件』 by Keigo Higashino
Introduction Title: 『白馬山荘殺人事件』 (はくばさんそうさつじんじけん)Author: Keigo Higashino (東野圭吾)Published by 光文社文庫 『白馬山荘殺人事件』 is one of Keigo Higashino’s first novels. First published by 光文社 in 1986, the book got its first 文庫 edition in 1990 and got a new re-print this year (2020) with a new cover design and a bigger font. Review The more I read Keigo…
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Book review: 『容疑者Ｘの献身』 by Keigo Higashino
The Devotion of Suspect X is one of my favourite books of crime fiction ever! Highly recommended!
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Book review: 『予知夢』 by Keigo Higashino
Introduction Title: 『予知夢』 (よちむ)Author: Keigo HIGASHINO (東野 圭吾)Published by 文春文庫270 pages This collection of five short stories is the second book in the Galileo series. The short stories were first published between 1998 and 2000 in the magazine オール読物 (よみもの). Review This second book in the Galileo series is slightly different from the first one, 『探偵ガリレオ』.…
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Book review: 『探偵ガリレオ』 by Keigo Higashino
Introduction Title: 『探偵ガリレオ』 (たんていがりれお)Author: Keigo HIGASHINO (東野 圭吾)Published by 文春文庫330 pages This book is a collection of 5 short stories all initially published for the magazine オール讀物 between 1996 and 1998. This book is also the first installment in the Galileo series, but even though several books of the series are translated in English, this opening…
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