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This definitely won't be the last book I read by Keigo Higashino. He's one of the most well-known mystery writers in Japan, and when I saw his work compared with Agatha Christie's, I knew I needed to get in on that. Malice drew my eye because it's about a writer who murders another writer—ooh, authors behaving badly! I love it! Also, before you get mad at me, that's not a spoiler, as this is another book where the mystery is why the murder took place, not who did the murdering. You might have to adjust a little to the terse writing style—there's hardly any window dressing or flowery touches. Both Higashino and his characters get right down to brass tacks. But for me, anyway, that's hardly a complaint—sometimes you just want to cut through the bullshit and read a good story.

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5.0

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3.0

I wish I could say that I really appreciated how every twist and turn was neatly laid out to fool the readers but I'm just honestly pissed off with how long-winded this felt. I really have to blame my short attention span for this but I truly did not enjoy this. As opposed to Detective Galileo, Detective Kaga is just not my cup of tea. Nevertheless, I believe that most people will enjoy this better than me.