Why a Booktrail?
2022: A novelist is murdered in his own home
Malice (Detective Kaga 1)
Why a Booktrail?
2022: A novelist is murdered in his own home
What you need to know before your trail
Acclaimed bestselling novelist Kunihiko Hidaka is found brutally murdered in his home on the night before he’s planning to leave Japan and relocate to Vancouver. His body is found in his office, in a locked room, within his locked house, by his wife and his best friend, both of whom have rock solid alibis. Or so it seems.
Police Detective Kyochiro Kaga recognizes Hidaka’s best friend. Years ago when they were both teachers, they were colleagues at the same high school. Kaga went on to join the police force while Osamu Nonoguchi left to become a full-time writer, though with not nearly the success of his friend Hidaka. But Kaga thinks something is a little bit off with Nonoguchi’s statement and investigates further, ultimately executing a search warrant on Nonoguchi’s apartment. There he finds evidence that shows that the two writers’ relationship was very different than the two claimed. Nonoguchi confesses to the murder, but that’s only the beginning of the story.
Travel Guide
Tokyo
The central character works for the central police department. The flavour of the novel is definately Japanese but there are few distint locations mentioned in the novel. We hear of districts and areas but the rest is an overview of a bustling metropolis.
This is the first visit to the city with this author. The following books have more of a distinct flavour.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: Malice
Destination: Tokyo, Japan Author/guide: Keigo Higashino Departure Time: 2022
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