Book review: Newcomer

Newcomer
by Keigo Higashino
Translator: Giles Murray
Minotaur Books
11/19/2018
Crime fiction
352 pages
Goodreads

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International bestseller Keigo Higashino returns with his latest mindbender, Newcomer, as newly transferred Tokyo Police Detective Kyochiro Kaga is assigned to a baffling murder.

In his masterpiece Life: A User’s Manual, Georges Perec takes his reader room by room to discover the lives of people in a single apartment building. Imagine a variation of this pattern, introduce a Columbo-like detective, add a hint of the game Clue/Cluedo, and you have Newcomer in a nutshell.

VERDICT: Another cleverly plotted, beautifully structured mystery by the Japanese master of the genre. I highly recommend Newcomer for all lovers of smart stories, and readers interested in diverse and international literature.

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12 thoughts on “Book review: Newcomer”

This does sound interesting. I think he has a series – if I’m right, do you need to begin at the beginning of the series or is each book standalone?

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WordsAndPeace on November 20, 2018 at 8:35 am said:

yes, he has several series, but all the ones I read totally work as standalones. His plots are so smart, you should really try

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- BookerTalk on November 21, 2018 at 2:47 pm said:
  
  Noted, thanks for that insight
  
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  - WordsAndPeace on November 21, 2018 at 10:37 pm said:
    
    you are welcome
    
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Your new theme is really neat! Congrats on getting this published in Criminal Element! What an accomplishment! I get their emails all the time! I am going to check out your full review right now!

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