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1. Published in
English: 2011
Genre :
Crime/Mystery
novel
-Keigo Higashino

2. Synopsis About the
Characters
Author
Why you
should Famous
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3. Synopsis
Yasuko lives a quiet life with MISATO away from an abusive
ex-husband-TOGASHI. An unfortunate skirmish results in
the death of Togashi. With a ray of hope, Yasuko’s next door
neighbor Ishigami, a genius mathematician helped them not
only to get rid of the body but also a full fledged plan to
cover the case. The Detective, Kusangi had a strong feeling
of Yasuko being involved in THE MURDER.Manabu
Yukawa, a physicist and Ishigami’s college friend was
approached by the detective to get a clear picture with
evidence. Manabu Yukawa is convinced that Ishigami had
something to do with the murder. Here, the story takes an
interesting twist which could never be thought of.

4. About the Author
Japanese people like it
this way. Rather than
explain the significance Born in Osaka and
currently living in
of everything at the end Tokyo, KEIGO
of this book, I wanted to HIGASHINO is one
describe the characters of the most widely
known and
bestselling novelists
in Japan. A Japanese
Adaptation: author chiefly known
The Devotion of for his mystery
novels. He is the
Suspect X was made President of Mystery
into a 2008 Japanese Writers of Japan. His
language film, novels are translated
widely throughout
directed by Hiroshi Asia.
Nishitani The Devotion of Suspect
X is his first major
English publication.

5. Characters
Tetsuya Ishigami a genius mathematician, Manabu's friend who
falls in love with Yasuko
Yasuko Hanaoka is a single mother who murdered her ex
husband
Misato Hanaoka is Yasuko's daughter
Shinji Togashi is Yasuko's ex husband who form the basis of all
the trouble in her life.
Manabu Yukawa is Ishigami’s old school mate, a physicist, to
solve the seemingly impossible cases.

6. Reasons to read this book..
The Devotion of Suspect X
Most murder mystery stories
was probably a really good
provide clues and you have to
It's hard to write about example of a certain type
decipher: Who did it. Most often
The Devotion of Suspect of cat-and-mouse Japanese
than not, towards the end of the
X without giving away mystery, wherein
book you are able to guess
too much of the story. watching the detectives vs.
correctly who the murderer was.
You should read at least the miscreants is the point
On occasions you are left gasping
once to know better of the novel, not finding
at the turn of events ,if you had
about Japanese crimes out whodunit. it was
guessed incorrectly! Well, The
and fiction. certainly well-plotted,
Devotion of Suspect X is very
decently written, and
different.
criminally plausible.

7. Reviews about the book
Christine
The Devotion of Suspect X
matches the murderous
progression of a mathematics
teacher's proof against a
Barbara Tom
physicist's logic and a detective's Keigo Higashino has created a
intuition. stunning and moving mystery. His
characters are interesting and his
plot is a return to a traditional
whodunnit format in which there
Amy are two masterminds, one to create
What’s most unique is as soon as the clues and the other to unravel
you begin, the murder of a man them.
occurs, and you know exactly who
did it. Straight up, it’s right there,
demanding you pay attention!

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