Malice

Malice is told from two different perspectives: Osamu Nonoguchi, the victim's best friend and Kiyochiro Kaga, the detective assigned to the case. It's an interesting, if somewhat simple whodunit and I think that maybe some of the intricacies were lost in translation. This one was a super quick read, I finished in a couple of hours and it thoroughly entertained me from start to finish. If you're looking for a fun, quick read you will find it here. I'd love to write a bit more about it, but the plot is so twisty I'd hate to give anything away. What I did find coincidental and kind of funny is that middle school plays a big part in this plot and the last Japanese book I read, Confessions also focused a lot on middle school. Weird. Anyway, for a book that I picked up mostly because of the cover it was a good pick!