Book Reviews and a Little More…
This twisty mystery from Japanese author Higashino is the 4th in a series (1st translated to English) but can be read as a standalone. Bestselling author Kunihiko Hidaka has been found dead in his office. The office is locked, the house is locked, and most of their belongings have already been moved to their new home in Canada. So who could have done it, and
Read more
This Japanese cat-and-mouse mystery starts out with Yasuko, mother to a teenaged daughter who spends most of her days working at the local bento shop. She’s kept her world purposefully small in order to hide from her abusive ex-husband. But when one day he appears at her work and then follows her home, things quickly get out of control and he ends up dead on
Read more
Laura and Kit are a young married couple, expecting their first children, who have been on the run for years. They have changed their names, they stay off social media, they don’t do things that draw attention to them, all to escape the notice of their stalker. Except there is one thing they can’t resist — a total solar eclipse. Kit has been following the
Read more
This is the first book I’ve read that takes place on the Isle of Man, and I appreciated what the setting added to the story. This thriller primarily takes place over the course of several Halloweens (Hop-tu-Naa), beginning with the one where Claire’s mother mysteriously disappears. Did she run away from her difficult life? Or did her creepy old employer do her in? Claire is
Read more