The representation of gender equality (in, I am given to assume, a male-dominated culture) while still being able to showcase (and celebrating) the strengths of each gender. I just could not keep this one down and took every opportunity I got to read a few pages. The writing style is beautifully simple, and equally impactful. They give you so much insight into a completely different culture than what you may be used to if you usually read crime thrillers and mysteries from North America or the U.K. The cultural aspects were really beautiful. Salvation of a Saint is unputdownable with twists that keep you guessing and questioning your earlier guesses, before coming to a brilliant and satisfying end – simple, but deadly! It can easily, however, be read as a standalone or even as a starting point of the series. Salvation of a Saint is the second English-translated book in the Detective Galileo books, although it stands at #5 in the original (Japanese) series.
Will Yukawa be able to help Utsumi and his friend solve another seemingly unsolvable case? Or has he finally met his match in Yoshitaka Mashiba’s killer? And so, Utsumi does what her boss has always done in such tough situations – she turns to Kusanagi’s brilliant friend, Professor Manabu Yukawa, known by the Tokyo Police as Detective Galileo. Their difference of opinion, however, turns out to be the smallest of their problems in a case that becomes increasingly unsolvable as it unfolds. But Junior Detective Kaoru Utsumi holds onto her belief that Ayane is guilty. When Detective Kusanagi begins his investigation, he faces an unexpected challenge – he is smitten with the prime suspect and believes her to be innocent. Except for one problem – she was hundreds of miles away the day that Yoshitaka was murdered. His wife, Ayane Mashiba, becomes the prime suspect. But before he can do so, he dies of being posioned by arsenic-laced coffee. Yoshitaka Mashida is on the verge of divorcing his wife. So when I picked up Salvation of a Saint (I just couldn’t resist picking this over the other options), I had a lot of expectations. And I have recommended it to everyone since (review here).
The first book of Keigo Higashino that I ever read was The Devotion of Suspect X (the English translation).
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