The Devotion of Suspect X
A Detective Galileo Novel

It's always awkward when I'm considerably less enamored with a book than everyone else, so I apologize. Looking back on this, it's clear my expectations were not set correctly going in. I thought I was getting a traditional murder mystery, where we the readers follow along as the investigation unfold......more

Nope. No, this isn't your typical detective-murder-hunt-the-rat book. This is almost a psychological thriller where the answer has been thrown to the reader from the very first page yet it gives the thrill with amazing twists and turns as to why the character did what he did. The title has been so a......more

This is one of the best crime novels I ever read. No wonder this book is rated high above 4 stars in the reviews. I did not feel bored at all with any chapters of the story. I felt perplexed when attempting to guess the outcome of the crime. I was surprised by the end of the story. I must say the author......more

I am SPEECHLESS. NO doubt this is one of the best Japanese thrillers........more

The classic whodunit works by misdirection, same as a magic trick. As is the case with the magician, so with the mystery writer - the more the skill in the smoothness of execution, the more mystifying the trick seems. But unlike the magician (who never tells), the author tells everything in the end:......more