Book review: Newcomer

Posted on November 19, 2018 by WordsAndPeace

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”

BookerTalk on November 20, 2018 at 3:42 am said:

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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devouringbooks2017 on December 5, 2018 at 11:35 am said:

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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- WordsAndPeace on December 5, 2018 at 8:09 pm said:
  
  thanks. so what other sites pay for reviews? I’m curious
  
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  - devouringbooks2017 on December 6, 2018 at 2:30 pm said:
    
    Did I send you that list? Of all the sites?
    
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    - WordsAndPeace on December 6, 2018 at 7:49 pm said:
      
      no, where did you send it??
      
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      - devouringbooks2017 on December 7, 2018 at 7:36 am said:
        
        I think someone else asked for places to send book reviews, but I could have sworn it was you… Anyway here are two webpages full of places to send reviews… check each site individually for pay.
        
        https://entropymag.org/resource-where-to-send-your-book-reviews/
        
        https://www.authorspublish.com/18-literary-magazines-that-publish-book-reviews/
        
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      - WordsAndPeace on December 7, 2018 at 7:57 am said:
        
        thank you so much! I did ask, but didn’t get your answer
        
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      - devouringbooks2017 on December 7, 2018 at 4:20 pm said:
        
        Okay, yeah there they are!
        
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      - WordsAndPeace on December 10, 2018 at 10:22 am said:
        
        thanks
        
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