Keigo Higashino

Jan 11, 2025 | bookreporter.com | Keigo Higashino

INVISIBLE HELIX is one of the twistiest, most brilliant mysteries involving familial relations tied into a murder that I have ever read. Keigo Higashino once again has elevated the genre to a level worthy of the greats like Dame Agatha Christie. In the Prologue, a young mother makes the extremely difficult decision to give up her newborn for adoption. The only thing she leaves behind with her daughter is a handmade doll with a special marking on the back.

Jun 4, 2024 | metacritic.com | Keigo Higashino

Cannes Film Festival 2024: Best and Worst Films Keith Kimbell Which films at the 77th Cannes Film Festival wowed our critics, and which ones failed to deliver? We recap the just-concluded festival with a list of award winners and review summaries for dozens of films making their world premieres in Cannes, including new titles from David Cronenberg, Yorgos Lanthimos, Andrea Arnold, Kevin Costner, Jia Zhang-Ke, Ali Abbasi, Michel Hazanavicius, Paul Schrader, and more

Mar 4, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Keigo Higashino

Mystery writer Keigo Higashino is one of my favorite adult authors; he’s written dozens of novels in Japanese, and each year I eagerly wait for a new one to be translated into English. His books are beautifully crafted and offer insight into a culture not my own: I feel as though I’ve walked through Tokyo’s Nihonbashi district and sat in ramen shops and hostess bars. Young people, too, should know the pleasures of reading without borders; thankfully, they have plenty of options.

Feb 16, 2024 | krlnews.com | Keigo Higashino

Review by Lorie Lewis HamDetails at the end of this post on how to enter to win a copy of the book and a link to purchase it. The Final Curtain is the fourth and final book in Keigo Higashino’s seriesfeaturing Japanese Police Detective Kyoichiro “Kyo” Kaga. I discovered thisseries with book three, A Death in Tokyo, and plan to go back and read thefirst two when I get the chance.

Dec 16, 2023 | bookreporter.com | Keigo Higashino

Keigo Higashino, courtesy of translator Giles Murray, bring us THE FINAL CURTAIN, which features Japan's answer to Hercule Poirot: Detective Kyoichiro “Kyo” Kaga. Though he may not possess the famous Belgian sleuth's handsome moustache, he has his gift of deep thinking and ability to see what others might not in any case he works.