A Japanese book you should read: Journey Under The Midnight Sun

Book review by Matt S.

Have you heard of Higashino Keigo? If not, you've not delved deeply enough into Japanese crime fiction writing. Higashino has published something like 66 novels (and that doesn't count his many short story collections), and of those, some 20 have been turned into television series' or film. His work has been published in eight languages, though, of course, he remains incredibly niche outside of Japan, because western audiences like their crime fiction to be more Law and Order-flavoured. I'll leave you to figure out if I think that's a positive reflection on western tastes.

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