The Devotion of Suspect X is a 2005 novel by Keigo Higashino, the third in his Detective Galileo series and is his most acclaimed works. The novel won him numerous awards, including the 134th Naoki Prize, which is a highly regarded award in Japan. The novel also won the 6th Honkaku Mystery Award, which is one of the most prestigious awards in the mystery novels category in Japan.
I picked this up from the Moreland City library in November 2016 on spec and what a superb read - totally unexpected. Rather than just another standard mystery/murder novel, this was so far out there that it is hard to put into words. It's a classic case of redirection. You know what has happened (or you think you do) but the plot continues to twist and turn as the main protagonist gives clues to the police in drip feed mode to keep them guessing and to send them in the wrong direction. The end was completely unexpected and left me gutted - not the sort of ending I ever expected and one which crushes you, the reader. To say any more would be to spoil what is a wonderful book.
Highly highly recommended. Read it over 3 days, using every spare moment (and some moments I didn't have spare!)
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