Journey Under the Midnight Sun

A twenty-year-old murder

A chain of unsolvable mysteries

Can one detective solve this epic riddle?

When a man is found murdered in an abandoned building in Osaka in 1973, unflappable detective Sasagaki is assigned to the case. He begins to piece together the connection of two young people who are inextricably linked to the crime; the dark, taciturn son of the victim and the unexpectedly captivating daughter of the main suspect. Over the next twenty years we follow their lives as Sasagaki pursues the case - which remains unsolved - to the point of obsession.

Stark, intriguing and stylish, JOURNEY UNDER THE MIDNIGHT SUN is an epic mystery by the bestselling Japanese author of The Devotion of Suspect X.

“Higashino again proves his mastery of the diabolical puzzle mystery with Malice , a story with more turns, twists, switchbacks and sudden stops than a Tokyo highway during Golden Week. - New York TimesIntricate and beguiling...if you like riddles inside enigmas, it will please you no end - The Guardian on The Devotion of Suspect XAn exceptional study of the psychology of murder as well as a skilfully plotted narrative. - Independent on MaliceAs fiendishly clever as The Devotion of Suspect X . - Publishers Weekly on Malice”

Higashino again proves his mastery of the diabolical puzzle mystery with Malice, a story with more turns, twists, switchbacks and sudden stops than a Tokyo highway during Golden Week. - New York Times

Intricate and beguiling...if you like riddles inside enigmas, it will please you no end - The Guardian on The Devotion of Suspect X

An exceptional study of the psychology of murder as well as a skilfully plotted narrative. - Independent on Malice

As fiendishly clever as The Devotion of Suspect X. - Publishers Weekly on Malice

Keigo Higashino was born in Osaka. He started writing novels while still working as an engineer at Nippon Denso Co. He won the Edogawa Rampo Prize for writing at age 27, and subsequently quit his job to start a career as a writer in Tokyo.

A twenty-year-old murderA chain of unsolvable mysteriesCan one detective solve this epic riddle?When a man is found murdered in an abandoned building in Osaka in 1973, unflappable detective Sasagaki is assigned to the case. He begins to piece together the connection of two young people who are inextricably linked to the crime; the dark, taciturn son of the victim and the unexpectedly captivating daughter of the main suspect. Over the next twenty years we follow their lives as Sasagaki pursues the case - which remains unsolved - to the point of obsession. Stark, intriguing and stylish, JOURNEY UNDER THE MIDNIGHT SUN is an epic mystery by the bestselling Japanese author of The Devotion of Suspect X .

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