A review by megabyte117
The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino

3.0

A whirlwind of a book that maintains incredible pacing and momentum, only for the sour ending. Up until that moment, I was able to overlook the significant coincidences that formed most of the conflict. However, given how unsatisfying the ending became, those assumptions and coincidences became too glaring. This is the third book I have read now from Higashino, and it is clear there is a pattern of either underutilized or extremely gender stereotypical female characters in his work. Both of those are present in this book and my impression is the author is not sympathetic to their life situations nor interested in women beyond their societal functions as mother, wife, and lover. Unfortunately, this will be the final Higashino book I will be reading.