Highly recommended if you are looking for fun detective stories!
Book review: 『11文字の殺人』 by Keigo Higashino
『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, the kind of books where I am able to read..
Book review: 『白馬山荘殺人事件』 by Keigo Higashino
The more I read Keigo Higashino, the more I think that I like his earlier writings the most (with the exception of the Kaga series, for which I find that the books get better and better). Based on the books that I have read that date from the late 80s and early 90s like 『白馬山荘殺人事件』, 『仮面山荘殺人事件』..
Book review: 『犯人のいない殺人の夜』by Keigo Higashino
This is the first volume in a series of three collections of short stories published by Kobunsha. The stories in 『犯人のいない殺人の夜』were first published between 1985 and 1988.
Book review: 『父からの手紙』by Kenji Kosugi
A mystery novel about family bounds and secrets from the past.
Book Review: 『向田理髪店』by Hideo OKUDA 奥田英朗
A heartwarming novel about a little coal mine town and its inhabitants.
Book review: 『虚ろな十字架』by Keigo Higashino
「虚ろな十字架」is both a typical Keigo Higashino and a surprising one. Typical in its setting, its characters and the way the story unfolds. From the very beginning, I felt that I was on familiar grounds, reading an author that I appreciate and whose writing style seems to be unchanging throughout the years. The novelty of this..
Book Review: 「ぶたぶたラジオ」by Arimi Yazaki
When I was doing my book haul in Kyoto last December, I took this book only because the cover design was cute: I also fancied that it would be easy to read, and I was right. It took me a week to read it, and I haven't even had time to post about it in my..