The story spans over 20 years after the mysterios murder of Yosuke Kirihara, owner of a pawnshop in Osaka. The police investigation is led by Junzo Sasagaki. He and his team follow leads to a woman who seemed to have been Kirihara's mistress. They suspect her even though she has a boyfriend. But, when the mistress and her boyfriend die in two separate incidents they end up losing all their leads. Years pass and a series of seemingly unrelated events are narrated. In each event there is always someone who was involved or had some kind of relation to the original case. The main protagonists of these events are Yukiho, daughter of the woman suspect in the murder of Kirihara and the other is Ryo, the son of the murdered man. We see them go through school, college and work. Incidents and fatalities surround them but we can never be sure they are involved. We are also not sure why we are following their stories, but we don't mind because the writing skills so good and entertaining we just want to continue.
Opinion: I loved this novel. I am aware it has its flaws but it was an excellent, mind blowing read. The narrative bouncing from subplot to subplot, from character to character is always engaging, gripping. We are made to suspect everyone and make up theories, which adds up to the entertainment. In terms of flaws i cannot say much to not spoil the book but suffice it to say that I found some situations or characters to conveniently appear to sort a problem or provide information in a way which did not seem realistic to me.
I got my edition from my local library.
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