![]() ![]() ![]() Part of “Malice” is told from Kaga’s perspective, as he struggles to solve one of the most difficult cases of his career. Both men used to teach at the same middle school before embarking on new careers as a detective and children’s book author, respectively. Kaga is familiar with Nonoguchi, a former colleague, although they have not seen each other for years. He documents his experiences from that day onward in meticulous detail, including the public spectacle surrounding Hidaka’s death and the police investigation, spearheaded by Detective Kyochiro Kaga. It is Nonoguchi himself who begins to tell the story, starting with the afternoon of April 16 - the last time he saw his friend alive. Hidaka’s young wife, Rie, and best friend and fellow author Osamu Nonoguchi make the grisly discovery. ![]() The incident in question is the death of famous mystery writer Kunihiko Hidaka, who is found brutally murdered inside his locked home the night before he was due to move from Japan to Vancouver. So begins Keigo Higashino’s novel “Malice.” From a seemingly straightforward opening line, “Malice” turns into a suspenseful, eerie tale full of deception that would make Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie proud. ![]() “The incident took place on April 16, 1996, a Tuesday.” “Malice” by Keigo Higashino (Minotaur Books, 288 pages, in stores) ![]()
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