What is the trick of a perfect crime?

 

What is the trick of a perfect crime?

#Review

Book - Salvation Of A Saint

Author - Keigo Higashino

Genre - Thriller / Crime / Detective

Personal rating - 3.5/5

What is the trick of a perfect crime?

Ayane Mashiba and her husband Yoshitaka Mashiba have been married for around a year. The couple is ready to be parents but things are not really working out for them.

The Mashibas made a promise before they got married. If they cannot have a child within a year of their marriage, they will get divorced. And finally, when Yoshitaka is ready to end their marriage, Ayane is heartbroken, despite their promise.

So she went to her parent's home for a few days to clear her head by leaving her key to her assistant Hiromi Wakayama. Little did she know what was going on between her husband and the woman she trusted.

A day later, Yoshitaka's body was found on their living room floor.

Detective Kusanagi and his new assistant, detective Utsumi started the investigation. Ayane arrives from her parents' house after receiving the news, Detective Kusanagi gets instantly smitten by her. Detective Utsumi is the opposite. She thinks Ayane killed her husband.

But how can a person with a valid alibi kill another person from hundreds of miles away? Who actually killed Mr. Mashiba? And how?

They look for the answer with the help of physics professor, Manabu Yukawa, also known as Detective Galileo.

*****

Last year I read the first book of the series, The Devotion of Suspect X. It was a mind-blowing book. And I knew I had to read the next books. Finally, I picked the second book.

Keigo Higashino is an amazing writer. He knows how to keep the readers hooked. While I was glued to the book until I finished it, I did not enjoy it as much as the first book.

I knew who the criminal was before I finished half of the book and I felt like it was pretty obvious. But just like the other characters, you are bound to question everything to know if your hunch is right or wrong.

Nevertheless, it was a book worth reading. And if you are into detective novels, you can give this one a go.