The Silent Dead (Reiko Himekawa)

I just couldn't, not enough time to read annoying protagonists

I love Japanese mystery books. It's not like I've read thousands, but all I've read until now have been right up my alley. And this book wasn't the exception.

The plot was intriguing, and kept me interested until the very last page. A couple of things were predictable, but that fact didn't ruin the story for me. Reiko Himekawa is one memorable character. I liked everything about her. Her participation in the story was superb, and I liked how she resolved murders. The rest of the characters were also interesting (even those who have lesser roles), and the themes portrayed in the story were real-life problems.

I'm definitely going to read the second book. Hopefully one day I'll read the whole series...

Kinda forgetting what I thought about this book so, I”ll just put down a few notes:

> I liked Reiko's character and how she acted with her team.
>The investigation seemed real and I like how the author made it work....although the hacking seemed like cheating to me....a little.
> I HATE Katsukata. And the ending if that was supposed to redeem his character FORGET THAT!! I very much dislike him and there is no way to come back from what we know about him.
> Some sad parts, but I never felt invested enough to truly care :/ which sucked because I wanted to feel something for the characters.

I will read the next book because I have received it through Netgalley, but I need a little break first.