A Puzzle of a Book

The Final Curtain is an absolute puzzle of a book by my favourite Japanese author, Keigo Higashino.

A woman is murdered in Tokyo and the police find similarities between her death and the mysterious demise of a woman nearly a decade back – Detective Kyochiro Kaga’s estranged mother. Now, it is up to Detective Kaga to join the dots and unravel the mystery.

The novel had plenty of twists and turns in true Higashino fashion with a pacy plot to keep you guessing right till the end. I found some similarities between this and the plot of The Devotion of Suspect X. When you read it, you should know what I’m referring to – no spoilers here. Kaga is an intriguing character and I like the relationship he shares with his cousin, Detective Matsumiya. The translation has a huge role to play in these books and this one was easy on the eyes, not clunky and unwieldy.