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A Japanese puzzle mystery I actually managed to figure out!

Newcomer (Kyoichiro Kaga, #2) by Keigo Higashino

February 11, 2023 by narfna Leave a Comment

Last year I read Malice, the first book from this series translated into English, and it was so twisty and intriguing, I knew I had to read everything else translated into English by this author. And this second book bodes well. Though I didn’t find it as impactful as Malice, this book makes it clear that Higashino likes to play around with format and do new things with story structure in his books (and tone! this book is much less fucked up than Malice was). […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: Detective Kyoichiro Kaga, japanese, Japanese mystery, japanese puzzle mystery, Keigo Higashino, Kyoichiro Kaga, Newcomer, translated

narfna's CBR15 Review No:24 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Detective Kyoichiro Kaga, japanese, Japanese mystery, japanese puzzle mystery, Keigo Higashino, Kyoichiro Kaga, Newcomer, translated ·
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Triple Cannonballing with one of the cleverest books I’ve ever read. #CBRBINGO – Minds

Malice (Detective Kyoichiro Kaga, #1) by Keigo Higashino

September 26, 2022 by narfna 10 Comments

Well, this was a ride. Malice was one of the most interesting and compelling mysteries I’ve ever read. I love it when authors play with the format of a genre, and that seems to be something Higashino does well. I really can’t say too much about this one without completely spoiling it, but this book’s plot covers the murder and murder investigation of the famous Japanese novelist, Kunihiko Hidaka. The book is told in alternating POVs from Hidaka’s childhood friend, Osamu—who is writing a chronicle of […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: cbr14bingo, crime, Detective Kyoichiro Kaga, japanese lit, Japanese mystery, Keigo Higashino, Malice, mystery

narfna's CBR14 Review No:156 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: cbr14bingo, crime, Detective Kyoichiro Kaga, japanese lit, Japanese mystery, Keigo Higashino, Malice, mystery ·
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