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Dec 13, 2021 · I spoke with two of Higashino’s English-language translators, Giles Murray and Alexander O. Smith, about how the world in Higashino’s crime novels reflect the real Tokyo—how it feels, how it operates, and how it’s changing.
Aug 1, 1999 · This novel takes place over a span of two decades and follows the lives of two people connected solely because of the crime and detective Sasagaki’s obsession with uncovering the truth, as he believes the crime has caused a ripple effect which impacts the lives of people even after 20 long years.
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Oct 9, 2015 · Journey Under the Midnight Sun is a dark, convoluted tale, marked by Higashino’s characteristic sleight of hand. The novel opens in Osaka in the early 1970s – Homicide Detective Junzo Sasagaki is taking a walk on his day off when he sees a group of police cars converge on an abandoned building.
- Malice (2014) | 288 pages. The night before he plans to travel to Vancouver from Japan, renowned author Kunihiko Hidaka is found dead in his home. His body, brutally murdered, was found inside his office – a locked room inside a locked house.
- The Devotion of Suspect X (2011) | 298 pages. Perhaps Higashino’s most popular work, The Devotion of Suspect X, is the third installment in the Detective Galileo series and is getting a Bollywood adaptation in September 2023.
- A Death in Tokyo (2022) | 368 pages. In Nihonbashi, Tokyo, a strange statue of a kirin – a mythical beast – looks over the district from the Nihonbashi bridge.
- Salvation of a Saint (2012) | 330 pages. The fifth installment in the Detective Galileo series, this book centers around the death of Yoshitaka, a man about to leave his wife, who died from drinking arsenic-laced coffee.
Mar 26, 2024 · “Newcomer” by Keigo Higashino is a compelling foray into the murder mystery genre, distinctively set against the backdrop of Tokyo’s Nihonbashi district. Through the murder of Mineko Mitsui,...
Nov 24, 2014 · But in Higashino’s latest crime novel, Malice, he takes it a step further: the book is not merely a howdunit, but a whydunit. Professional rivals? Malice tells the story of three men: two professional rivals, one of whom murders the other, and the police detective who investigates the crime.
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Oct 30, 2018 · Here are six favourite recommendations, all available in English translation, and which give a solid foundation in Japanese crime which newer authors are building on all the time… The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino
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