A mystery novel about family bounds and secrets from the past.
Book review: 『殺人鬼にまつわる備忘録』by Yasumi Kobayashi
A suspenseful thriller with interesting thoughts on memory and amnesia.
Book review: 『首折り男のための協奏曲』by Kotaro ISAKA
This book is a collection of inventive, mysterious and captivating short stories! Recommended!
Book Review: 『天啓の殺意』by Sin Nakamachi
One of my favourite mystery/detective novels!
Book review:『ノッキンオン・ロックドドア』by Yugo Aosaki
Two detectives working together to solve crimes. One is specialised in 「不可能」cases, the other in「不可解」cases. While they both excel in their area, they could hardly solve a murder without the other…
Book review: 『図書館の殺人』by Yugo Aosaki
This is the fourth book of the series Tenma Urazome. Tenma is a young prodigy who helps the police when a body is discover in the local library…
Book review: 『アウトプット大全』by Shion Kabasawa
Shion KABASAWA is a psychiatrist, author, youtuber and critic. He is very active on Twitter, YouTube and his blog. Following the publication of 『アウトプット大全』 in 2018, he wrote "The Power of Input: How to Maximize Learning" this year. Review 『アウトプット大全』 is about the importance of output and how it can make your learning process more..
Book review: 『追憶の夜想曲』by Shichiri Nakayama
This book is the second volume of the series Mikoshiba (御子柴シリーズ). The series follows lawyer Reiji Mikoshiba (御子柴 礼司), and I think that there are 4 volumes available now. When I bought 『追憶の夜想曲』, I didn't know that it was the second book of a series, and I really wish I had started with the first one,..
Book Review: 『検事の本懐』by Yuko Yuzuki
This book is a collection of short stories from the series Sadato Sakata (佐方貞人シリーズ). This is the second book of the series, but from what I understand, the events described in 『検事の本懐』happened before those described in the first book of the series. As a consequence, I think that starting with 『検事の本懐』is not a problem. Setting..
Book review: 『ケモノの城』by Tetsuya Honda
It is the first time I read Tetsuya HONDA, but I know that he is a very famous author of thrillers and mystery novels. I also think that some of his work is translated into English. Setting The police is investigating a shocking case involving abuse, torture and maybe murder. Through questioning and field work,..
Book Review: 『新参者』by Keigo Higashino
『新参者』is the 8th (out of 10) book of the detective Kaga series (加賀シリーズ). The series feature detective Kyoichiro KAGA (加賀恭一郎). The series spans 30 years, the first novel was published in 1986 (it was Higashino's second novel) and the last one was published in 2016. Setting Detective Kyoichiro Kaga has just been dispatched to the police..
Book review: 『下町やぶさか診療所』by Yo Ikenaga
I bought this book in Japan, partly because I loved the cover, partly because I wanted to read something else than mystery novels. Setting Rintaro MANO, alias "大先生", is working as a doctor in Asakusa, Tokyo. His prices are cheap, and it is no secret that people come to him to talk about their problems..