| Title | : | Silent Parade (Detective Galileo, #4) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 1250624819 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781250624819 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 344 |
| Publication | : | First published October 11, 2018 |
A popular young girl disappears without a trace, her skeletal remains discovered three years later in the ashes of a burned out house. There’s a suspect and compelling circumstantial evidence of his guilt, but no concrete proof. When he isn’t indicted, he returns to mock the girl’s family. And this isn’t the first time he’s been suspected of the murder of a young girl, nearly twenty years ago he was tried and released due to lack of evidence. Chief Inspector Kusanagi of the Homicide Division of the Tokyo Police worked both cases.
The neighborhood in which the murdered girl lived is famous for an annual street festival, featuring a parade with entries from around Tokyo and Japan. During the parade, the suspected killer dies unexpectedly. His death is suspiciously convenient but the people with all the best motives have rock solid alibis. CI Kusanagi turns once again to his college friend, Physics professor and occasional police consultant Manabu Yukawa, known as Detective Galileo, to help solve the string of impossible to prove murders.
Silent Parade (Detective Galileo, #4) Reviews
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I loved Higashino's
Salvation of a Saint and
The Devotion of Suspect X.
Malice and
A Midsummer's Equation were enjoyable, but not nearly as remarkable. This, though: this was something else, written by someone else. Much like the book's cover--terribly apropos--it suffered from vague character outlines, wildly specific details of inanities, and a general lack of attention to the (normal) scenic clarity that elevates Higashino above the ordinary.
This story begins shortly after the third anniversary of Saori Namiki's disappearance when she was nineteen. A decrepit house has burned down in Tokyo and her remains were identified in the rubble. Chief Inspector Kusanagi and his team are assigned the case because of a curious connection they have to the chief suspect. Most unusually, they had a disastrous encounter with him almost two decades earlier when a young child went missing. Higashino almost always (at least, that I recall) has truly terrible people as murder victims, which builds in reader sympathy for the killer. With that knowledge, I had a feeling I knew what the main course would consist of, but it wasn't until Part Two, at page 87, that we finally reached the meat of the story.
Oh, how I was looking forward to this book, but the pace! The pacing was terrible. We spend pages with the grieving family as the police revisit the missing-persons case (we also get a plethora of details about said house). It's terribly slow, and it turns out to be somewhat of a useless preface; the book isn't about Saori's death as much as it's about (mild spoiler) and that's a very odd thing indeed. Once we reach Part Two, Saori and the family almost disappear from the pages.
Part Two transforms into obsessive Sherlockian details, with timing, placement and clues being examined in minute detail. It's extremely fussy, and while I tried to follow along at first, after the first double-back, I gave up. The (mild spoiler) is an insanely complicated (but naturally, diabolically clever) murder route. This is the detailed section of the story, where physics and volume come into heavy discussion. I kid you not. Higashino must have been reading some Andy Weir and got tempted to play along. At one point, I was so disinterested in finishing that I peeked at other reviews. Encouragingly, they promised a twist ending. This does indeed happen, but the pacing contrast to the beginning of the book is startling.
Higashino's particular specialty is turning the traditional questions of where-when-why-how and looking at them from unusual angles. This one feels a little like
Salvation of a Saint in that much of it is a locked-room sort of mystery. I was also getting a strong feel of
Murder on the Orient Express vibes as I read (for those worried about spoilers, I wrote this before finishing the book). Perhaps also giving me a Christie vibe was the cast list at the front of the book. Regardless, nothing here really stands up to the emotional or intellectual puzzle of Salvation and Suspect X.
The most enjoyable sections were scenes at the Namiki family restuarant/bar where it all began. I got the feel for the cultural of the local establishment, the way people would drop in for a meal on the way home or for a weekly night out with friends. Yet much like watching people come and go from the corner booth, we never get too close to their lives, only their expressions and thoughts of the moment. And seriously, who passes up the chance to go into loving detail about foods and drinks? And allows one of their detectives to order a virgin Moscow Mule? Oh, the literary horror.
Speaking of literary horror, I can't help but notice that my two favorites of his were translated by Alexander O. Smith, while this one, and unfortunately an upcoming release, are translated by Giles Murray. (There's a online interview of the two that's an interesting read). Is it Higashino aging? Translator skill? Or both? I can't help but think how much I enjoyed
Robert B. Parker's Spencer books at the beginning, but found them to be lightweight copies by the end of his career. Perhaps there is a similar phenomenon happening.
The other aspect I enjoyed were the snippets into Japanese life. In this case, the criminal system was highlighted. Apparently the police--and the public--place a great deal of value on confessions. Also interesting was the small bit of detail about the local parade. Hiashino doesn't include much however; most of it I found on my own. Japan is known for matsuri, community celebrations, often religious or seasonally connected, but occasionally just reflecting the local people's tastes. It doesn't seem like The Silent Parade is based on a particular matsuri, although interestingly, there is one that became a 'silent' dance festival after there were too many noise complaints.
Well, rather than read the next, I really should give my two favorites a re-read. After all, I've only read them once.
A moment of silence seems appropriate, does it not? -
3.5 stars, rounded down
This may be the 9th in the Detective Galileo series, but it’s the first I’ve read. But I had no trouble jumping into the series. This can easily be read as a standalone. I can’t remember reading another mystery that takes place in Japan. I found it interesting to see the differences in our justice and policing systems, which play a pertinent role in the plot. Higashino also does a great job of giving us a great sense of Japanese culture.
A talented young girl goes missing and her remains are discovered 3 years later in a burned out house. Despite lots of circumstantial evidence pointing to one man, he is not prosecuted. A few months later, on the day of a large parade, he is found dead.
“Detective Galileo” is actually Professor Yukawa, a professor of physics. He consults with the Tokyo detectives on the case. While his ideas are a key part of the book, he’s not a major character. The book had a Sherlock Holmes feel to it. Yukawa is able to fathom the clues that the detectives don’t quite see or understand.
The book is the opposite of fast paced. It introduces so many characters they are listed at the front of the book. While I was curious to see how the mystery would be solved and who was behind the death, it was a little slow for my taste. And parts of how the crime took place were easy to figure out. Others were totally out of the blue. And just when you think you see how it all played out, a wild twist is thrown in.
This is not a character rich book. I never felt I got a true feel for the personalities behind the main characters. While it was a decent read, I doubt I will follow through with reading the prior books in the series.
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I am a huge fan of the author ever since I read The Devotion of Suspect X way back in 2018. I was really impressed with the writing, the detective work, the characters and the murder mysteries in this series!
Detective Galileo aka Manabu Yukawa is not your traditional detective and you will know why when you read this book. And yes to nerds, the mystery solving involves Physics and basic scientific explanations you know! But you will understand all the explanations given. Apt for everyone (the casual as well as the avid mystery book lovers).
✨Highlights:
☑️easily accessible writing/language
☑️memorable characters
☑️murder mystery which is more like a psychological thriller read with a good closure
☑️myriad memorable characters
☑️short chapters which will make you fly through the book
☑️fast paced with unique plot
The story is about solving the mystery of disappearance of a beautiful young girl at the verge of getting famous as a singer whose skeletal remains get discovered three years later. And even then the police and the detectives are having a hard time to solve this mystery with all the obvious clues available. Also the suspect gets murdered. So who is behind all these murders?
☑️You don’t need to read the first three books in the series. Each book handles different murder mystery cases and can be read as a stand-alone in no particular order.
Thank you @writersmelon @hachette_india for sending me the book. -
Oh the joy of a new Keigo Higashino novel, and a Detective Galileo book at that! They are such little marvels, so fussy and intricate, and yet I find the experience of reading them the book equivalent of a mug of hot tea on a chilly day.
This is not quite as down-into-the-details fussy as SALVATION OF A SAINT but I think it's just behind it. It takes a while to get to the meat of the mystery, and even after we do we move between a pretty wide cast of characters. We have more than a hunch that several of them are involved in the crime we just don't know exactly how. Motive is never the question, only how was it done. This is quite an unusual one, maybe just a bit beyond total believability, but I appreciate a new and extensively-considered murder scenario that I never have to actually worry about in real life, and this fit the bill.
Perfectly paced, as always, with a new little twist waiting every time you think it's just about all figured out. It's nice to have Detective Galileo back, he is a Sherlock-esque guy except for how everyone likes him so much.
Keep translating the Higashino's please, I know there are more we haven't gotten yet and I will not be satisfied until I have read every single one. -
Well structured murder mystery with an amazing number of switchbacks (lol you think you've just worked it all out? Sucker.). Author is a genius of the garden path and leading readers there-up. Hugely enjoyable.
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สนุกระดับ 5 ดาว
ชอบทุกครั้งที่ได้อ่านหนังสือยาวๆ สามสี่ร้อยหน้าขึ้นไปของ Higashino Keigo เพราะมันทำให้รู้จักบุคลิกนิสัยของตัวละคร รวมไปถึง hidden agenda ที่แอบซ่อนเอาไว้อย่างครบถ้วน
เมื่อกฎหมายปกติมีช่องโหว่เอาผิดฆาตกรไม่ได้ ญาติพี่น้องที่รักไคร่ชอบพอกับเหยื่อย่อมสั่งสมความแค้น และนั่นเป็นสิ่งที่มนุษย์ปุถุชนคนธรรมดาเข้าใจได้
เนื้อเรื่องเปิดขึ้นด้วยการลอยนวลของผู้ต้องสงสัยว่าเป็นฆาตกร ที่ก่อเหตุฆาตกรรม แต่กระบวนการยุติธรรมไม่สามารถเอาผิดได้
เวลาดำเนินเดินผ่านไปหลายสิบปี จึงเกิดคดีที่สอง และคดีที่สองก็มีแนวโน้มจะเอาผิดไม่ได้เช่นกัน
นายตำรวจในคดีแรกอย่าง "คุซานางิ" ที่เจ็บปวดค้างคา จากการที่ไม่สมารถเอาผิดฆาตกรในคดีแรกได้ จึงหวังจะล้างตา เอาผิดในคดีที่สองให้ได้อย่างที่สุด แน���นอนว่าคดีมันมีอุปสรรคในการหาความจริง
มันมาเริ่มสนุกเอาตอนที่ฆาตกรคนนี้ถูกฆ่านี่แหละ ใครๆ ก็พอเดาออกว่าผู้ต้องสงสัยก็คือกลุ่มญาติพี่น้องของเหยื่อ
ประจวบเหมาะการวันที่ฆาตกรตาย ตรงกับวันจัดงานมหกรรมพาเหรดของเมือง
ส่วนวิธีฆ่าก็แทบจะไม่ได้สัมผัสตัวผู้ตายเลย จนเป็นเหตุให้ต้องของอาศัยพลังสมองของ "ศาสตราจารย์กาลิเลโอ ยุกาว่า มานาบุ" เข้ามาช่วยไขคดี
มันสนุกมากตรงที่ Keigo บีบคั้นอารมณ์คนอ่าน
ให้มีอารมณ์โกรธแค้นร่วมไปกับพ่อแม่ของเหยื่อ ที่ฆาตกรที่ฆ่าลูกตัวเองยังลอยหน้าลอยตา
ให้มีอารมณ์คัดข้องใจในกระบวนการยุติธรรมที่เอาผิดฆาตกรไม่ได้
ปล่อยคนผิดร้อยคน ยังดีกว่าจับผู้บริสุทธิ์คนเดียว...
หลักที่ว่าในคดีอาญา ถ้ามีข้อสันนิษฐานแม้แต่เพียงนิดเดียวว่าผู้นั้นไม่ได้กระทำผิด ให้ถือว่ายังเป็นผู้บริสุทธิ์กลับมากัดกินจิตใจฝั่งผู้เสียหาย
แน่นอนว่าเรื่องมันควรให้ล้างแค้น แต่การล้างแค้นโดยการใช้การฆาตกรรมก็เป็นอาชญากรรม
สิ่งที่ "ยุกาว่า" ลงมาทำคืออาศัยพลังสมองวิเคราะห์ไขคดีทั้งวิธีการฆาตกรรมที่สุดล้ำ และเผยตัวฆาตกร
รวมไปถึงเปิดเผย hidden agenda ของคนท��่ดู innocent ตามสไตล์ Keigo
นอกจากนี้ ยังคลายปมข้อเท็ตจริงที่ตกค้างจากคดีเมื่อหลายสิบปีก่อนใด้อย่างน่าทึ่ง
Keigo ยังคงใช้หนังสือชี้ให้เห็นประเด็นทางสังคมอย่างชัดเจน และส่งสารถึงผู้อ่านของเค้าโดยตรง
อย่างในเล่มนี้ เห็นเลยว่าปัญหาคือ กระบวนการยุติธรรม แต่แน่นอน Keigo ยังเล่ายังบอกให้เห็นทางออก ว่ายังมีช่องทางในการต่อสู้ตามกระบวนการอย่างเป็นรูปธรรม โดยไม่ใช้ศาลเตี้ยตัดสินซึ่งจะเป็นการก่ออาชญากรรมซ้อนเข้าไปอีก
ทำได้สมบูรณ์จริงๆ ทั้งดราม่าและการไขคดี -
Hơi thất vọng...
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อ่านจบก็คงเหลือไว้เพียงความเงียบงัน
อาจารย์ฮิงาชิโนะรวม signature ของแกไว้ครบถ้วนในเล่มนี้ ทั้งความซับซ้อนของคดี วิธีฆาตกรรมที่คาดไม่ถึง ความรัก ความเกลียดชัง ความขัดแย้งในใจมนุษย์ รวมถึงความฉลาดสุดๆของอาจารย์ยุกาว่า
สำหรับคนติดตามซีรี่ย์กาลิเลโอ เล่มนี้อาจารย์ยุกาว่ามีการเปลี่ยนแปลงตัวเองใหม่ ถือว่าเป็นการเติบโตของตัวละครสินะ อาจารย์มีความเห็นอกเห็นใจคนอื่นมากขึ้น ให้น้ำหนักกับความรู้สึกมนุษย์พร้อมกับความเป็นเหตุเป็นผลทางวิทยาศาสตร์ ลดความแห้งแล้งในหัวใจลงไป
ส่วนเรื่องราวเล่มนี้ช่างซับซ้อน กลซ่อนกล หลอกซ่อนหลอก คนร้ายคดีฆาตกรรมหลุดพ้นการต้องโทษซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่าเพราะรู้ถึงจุดอ่อนกระบวนการยุติธรรม จิตใจญาติผู้เสียหายจะโกรธแค้นซักเพียงไหนที่เห็นคนร้ายลอยนวลและกลับมาเยาะเย้ยเหมือนไม่มีอะไรเกิดขึ้น ความแค้นมหาศาลนำไปสู่แผนการลงทัณฑ์ มีผู้เข้ามาเกี่ยวข้องมากมาย แต่ความจริงที่ซ่อนอยู่กลับน่าตกตะลึงยิ่งกว่า แท้จริงแล้วความรัก ความคาดหวังที่ล้นเกินก็นำไปสู่การฆ่าคนได้เช่นกัน
สุดท้ายแล้ว ต่างคนต่างเยียวยาตัวเองกันเช่นไร ไปอ่านดู -
Không quá ấn tượng.
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Không quá ấn tượng.
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I always get excited when a new Detective Galileo book comes out in English. This is definitely not a favorite but I love the way it was structured, although a bit longer than I think it needed to be.
Watch me discuss this in my October wrap up:
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Probably somewhere between a 4 and 4.5 stars - it's not quite topped Salvation of a Saint as my favourite in the series, but it's pretty close! Definitely on par with Devotion of Suspect X for me.
This has become my all time favourite mystery series - I really love our main trio and their dynamic, and Higashino's ability to make you think you know what's going on and then throw you in for a loop at the end is truly unmatched. Silent Parade is as much of a page turner as the previous books in the series, and I loved every minute of this.
What I really loved about this story in particular are the interconnected cases - we have a case from Kusanagi's past that ended in the culprit getting away with his crime because of the flawed justice system, a similar case in the slightly more recent past seemingly linked to this same killer, and then finally the murder of this suspect in the present day. I can see some people finding this a bit convoluted, but I personally really enjoyed this setup and seeing the links between the cases!
One thing I will say is that the further on in the series we get, the more obvious it is that the English translations are skipping books in the series. There are callbacks and character/relationship developments that are implied, but that I have no context for. I can only assume they took place in the books that weren't translated. If the publisher is reading this, please, I beg, give us translations of all the books in this series 😭
If you're a fan of crime procedurals and murder mysteries, I cannot recommend this series enough!
Thank you to St Martin's Press for providing me with an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review! -
If you haven't read anything by Higashino before, probably you would give it a 3.5 stars to 3.75. But y
if you would, it's a 2.75. -
ศ.ยุกาว่ากลับจากอเมริกาแล้ว ได้มาทำการวิจัยที่เมืองแห่งนึงชานเมืองโตเกียว ที่เมืองนี้โด่งดังเรื่องงานพาเหรดคอสเพลย์ที่ยิ่งใหญ่อลังการ
ในวันงานพาเหรด ยุกาว่าไปชมขบวนแห่และสนุกสนานไปกับบรรดาตัวละครหลากสีสัน แต่นั่นก็ทำให้เขาเข้าไปพัวพันกับคดีฆาตกรรมที่โยงใยหลายชั้นหลายตอนของครอบครัวร้านอาหารแห่งหนึ่ง
พล็อตใน "พาเหรดแห่งความเงียบงัน" แสดงให้เห็นถึงปัญหาของการดำเนินคดีในชั้นศาล ว่าหากอาชญากรไม่ถูกพิพากษาให้ได้รับโทษที่ก่อ จะสร้างผลสะท้อนต่อครอบครัว ญาติ และเพื่อนของผู้เสียชีวิตได้อย่างไรบ้าง
เราชอบตรงที่.... เหมือนเรื่องมันควรจะจบได้ที่ประมาณ 60% ของเล่มแล้ว
แต่เรื่องก็ถูกตลบหลังครั้งที่ 1 ครั้งที่ 2 แล้วยังมีครั้งที่ 3 อีก!
ต้องขอชมว่า เล่มนี้ถึงจะมีตัวละครมาก แต่ตัวละครทั้งหมดมีคาแรคเตอร์ชัดเจน ไม่มีทางจำคนสับสนกันแน่นอน
อ่านเพลินๆ และออกจะเห็นใจผู้เกี่ยวข้องกับคดีทั้งหมดเลยค่ะ
หลังจากอ่านซีรีส์คางะติดๆ กัน พอกลับมาอ่านซีรีส์กาลิเลโอก็จะพบว่า รสชาติของสองซีรีส์นี้ต่างกันมากมาย
ขณะที่ซีรีส์คางะเน้นความฉูดฉาด อาศัยตัวละครไม่มาก แต่ซีรีส์กาลิเลโอกลับเน้นตรงความซับซ้อนของรูปคดี และใช้ตัวละครจำนวนมาก
แต่จุดหนึ่งก็คือ เวลาอ่านซีรีส์กาลิเลโอ ถึงเนื้อหาจะชวนให้หนักใจ แต่ก็อ่านได้สบายๆ แบบไม่ต้องใช้ความพยายาม เพราะในเล่มเต็มไปด้วยตัวละครที่เราคุ้นเคย ทั้งศ.ยุกาว่า คุซานางิ คาโอรุ หรือกระทั่งหัวหน้าอย่างมามิยะ รู้สึกเหมือนได้พบเพื่อนเก่า และเราคาดเดาได้ว่า อ่านๆ ไปจะเจอรสชาติประมาณไหน
เ���่มนี้เป็นนิยาย ก็เลยได้อ่านกันเต็มอิ่มกับเรื่องยาวทั้งเล่ม เวลาในเล่มบอกว่า ยุกาว่ากลับมาญี่ปุ่นหลังจากไปอยู่อเมริกามา 4 ปีและได้เลื่อนขั้นเป็นศาสตราจารย์แล้ว คำพูดคำจาและการวางตัวหลายอย่างในเรื่องจึงดูสุขุมขึ้น ตัวละครอย่างอุตสึมิหรือคุซานางิก็ดูจะโตเป็นผู้ใหญ่มากขึ้นด้วย -
This one was ok. I enjoyed the Suspect X one more.
It's long, and there were parts of this that became redundant and dragged. The parade day itself was interesting and I liked many of the diner placed scenes and conversations. Yet, and this a big yet- the crux of the motive? And the stated and actual lengths of time that crimes can be prosecuted (Statute of Limitations) in Japan was, to me, shocking. For very serious crimes like moving or manipulation of a body- only 3 years?
There are only so many times you can praise and describe the singing talents of a dead potential young star. And who/ how that potential never being realized or taken for profits either. Would that be intrinsic before the success occurring at all? Or be so life path situation changing? (Not just for her but for others?) Regardless, even with the very Japanese cultural onus for success or children's choices for career or whatever path toward the traditional "best"? I didn't get this as a real fit for all that here in urban Japan. It seems much more Chinese dragon parent or Western civ. country familial must do ambitions for taking over the business or profession.
Also the manner for one of the demise/ death scenes in process and aftermath ending? Way, way harder to do than portrayed here for that last departure. But it was SO Japanese in how easy/often the confession seems to arise. Almost spontaneously with any provable guilt evidence.
This is much more a character study than a who-dun-it, IMHO. Not just for 2 or 3 either- more like 6 characters in depth. That's worthy of some time. Yes. But Detective Galileo comes in here way down the line of copy and I think overall- it's just not a length or pull for my most liked novels in this genre. Pacing is barely a 3 star, more towards a 2.
It was sad too. I'd like to visit that place (family diner/restaurant) as a "regular" and get the fried oysters though. -
I love Detective Galileo books. These are very unique with twisted plots. This one was no exception
A cold hearted sociopathic killer who evades the justice system, two murders 20 years apart, lives destroyed ... And finally prof Yukawa uniting everything into a plausible story.
One star less because the plot felt very contrived when I came to know the final solution . -
Many thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press/Minotaur Books for an advance copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
Though last to be translated into English, Silent Parade was my first Detective Galileo novel of the series. It's a very well-written murder mystery full of twists until the very end. It does have some similarities with
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie, and Hercule Poirot's name is mentioned twice even, but the aforementioned twists take the story to a different path from Christie's book. I liked how the story was told from the different points of view belonging to several people related to the murder, not only from the detectives' eyes. It was definitely a page-turner, and the different narrations spiced things up, working with the misleading tactics well enough that the twists could come later as a shock to their readers.
All in all, I enjoyed the book very much and planning to delve into the previous Detective Galileo novels soon. -
An accident, a perfect crime, or just revenge?
“Silent Parade” is part of the Detective Galileo Series, but many significant things unfold before readers actually meet him. A man was charged with murder. He was guilty, plain, and simple, and yet he insisted he did not do it. Without a confession and without hard evidence, the police had no choice but to release him. Some time later, he dies during an annual parade. Surely this death is not just a coincidence. The obvious suspects, the family of the murder victim, all have ironclad alibis; the Investigation hits a brick wall. It requires the skills of Professor Manabu Yukawa, better known as Detective Galileo, professor of physics and unofficial consultant to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. He unravels impossible crimes and is called upon when a case is problematic, and that certainly describes this case perfectly. While his theories may sometimes seem preposterous on the surface, in the end they are intuitive and correct.
People are the focus of this story, and Higashino constructs a narrative with extensive background information about all of them, their past and present activities as well as their involvement in previous cases; after all, one of these people is a murderer. Every reaction, thought, and deed is meticulously documented, both the important and the mundane. Even the geography is described in detail. Detective Galileo’s investigation is focused, methodical, and comprehensive; the smallest details are investigated. What people believe to be the truth and what the actual truth is are not necessarily the same thing; perceiving the difference is the key to solving the crime.
“Silent Parade” starts with what seems to be a perfect crime. The every detail of the murder is intricately planned and executed. The perpetrator thought of everything except Detective Galileo. Like assembling a jigsaw puzzle, one after another, he slotted the pieces into place, and they all fit perfectly. I received a review copy of “Silent Parade” from Keigo Higashino, Minotaur Books, and Macmillan Publishing. For those not familiar with the series, a handy reference of the characters and their jobs is included. Every book in the series is compelling and surprising. Detective Galileo always looks at things from a different point of view. -
Vụ án không có gì đặc biệt mặc dù những nhân vật liên quan gián tiếp lẫn trực tiếp khá đông đảo. Một vụ án mà Higashino tốn khá nhiều giấy mực nhưng tình tiết giản đơn, nhà vật lý tài ba Yukawa vẫn đóng vai trò chủ chốt với một đội ngũ điều tra như bức bình phong phía sau. Cô thiếu nữ Saori xinh đẹp tưởng mất tích nhưng đã bị sát hại từ 3 năm trước, ngay sau cuộc diễu hành hoá trang truyền thống ở thị trấn Kikuno. Nghi phạm Hasunuma là nhân vật xuyên suốt và được bám sát nhất câu truyện, những tình tiết liên quan đến gã bị lật tới lật lui và nhào nặn đủ kiểu, đôi khi nhiều quá nên trải nghiệm đọc khá nhàm chán. Vẫn là những phán đoán dẫn đến án chồng trong án và Higashino luôn để những bất ngờ vào chương cuối, kiểu như tạo cảm giác đuổi hình bắt bóng cho người đọc vậy. Nhưng ở cuốn sách này, cách giải quyết ấy diễn ra khá chậm chạp nên tâm trạng đọc đã bị dửng dưng ít nhiều.
Vẫn khen cho óc phán đoán của Yukawa nhưng cũng không quá thỏa mãn với logic của truyện. Cảm tưởng như mọi sự việc bị đẩy quá lên còn tâm lý nhân vật lại quá nghèo nàn, vậy nên cả truyện ít có đoạn cao trào - thứ lôi cuốn và gây tò mò nhất cho thể loại trinh thám. Thậm chí ngay cả khi bi���t hung thủ hay động cơ thực sự, ta vẫn cảm thấy hoang mang và lãng xẹt. Suy cho cùng, trong đời sống thực cũng vậy, có những cái chết vô cùng ngớ ngẩn cho cả nạn nhân lẫn hung thủ, có lẽ vậy mà Higashino mới lấy làm chất liệu cho tác phẩm này chăng?
Nói chung, đây là một vụ án không lôi cuốn, không được trau chuốt và đôi chỗ lê thê. Thông điệp không nhiều, đơn giản chỉ là một trong nhiều ví dụ của thực tế xã hội nói chung, của những tồn tại thầm kín của xã hội Nhật Bản nói riêng. Cốt truyện bám sát được tiêu đề. -
[UPDATE 01/05/2022]
[ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review] - English and Vietnamese review
3.75/5
(English)
It's still a mystery crime book as usual but Keigo always left me a mixed-feeling in the end.
This book has a huge plot and the writing style is quite different to the Keigo's style we normally see. The reason that I say this book is different is because the story doesn't follow the normal rule we usually see in Keigo's books. The way that he links two old cases is odd enough but this plot is even not in any ascending nor descending order. In
Silent Parade, the good news is Galileo is portrayed even better than in
Salvation of a Saint. Keigo did a good job in expressing the characters and he never fails to impress me in that part.
In this book , the mystery crime factor dominates the society factor and the plot twist is quite surprising. This book has a strong start but a weak end and the author left some of the events' outcome for the reader to figure out themselves but this decision of Keigo is not as satisfying as in
Journey Under the Midnight Sun.
In the end, Tomoya Takagaki is the most miserable one.
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Cũng chỉ là một quyển trinh thám thôi nhưng sao lần nào tác giả cũng để lại cho người đọc một cảm giác bâng khuâng khó tả.
Mình tạm gọi quyển sách này có cốt truyện khá vĩ mô và sẽ hơi khác với Keigo thường ngày. Cái chết của một đứa bé hai mươi ba năm trước và cái chết của một cô gái trẻ đang trên đà trở thành ca sĩ của ba năm trước vô tình liên kết với nhau. Mọi chuyện tưởng chừng sẽ đi vào quên lãng cho đến khi xác của cô gái trẻ được tìm thấy sau ba năm trong một ngôi nhà bốc cháy. Và cũng sẽ chẳng có gì đáng nói khi ngôi nhà bốc cháy đó vốn là nhà của mẹ kế Kanichi Hasunuma - kẻ tình nghi trong vụ án giết chết bé gái hai mươi ba năm về trước.
Lý do mình nói tác phẩm này khác với Keigo thường ngày là vì nó không đi theo một lối mòn quen thuộc của tác giả, việc liên kết hai vụ án trong quá khứ đã ít thấy trong tác phẩm của bác rồi nhưng quyển này lại còn không theo một trình tự nhất định. Ở cuốn sách này điều đáng mừng là Galileo có nhiều đất và chắc chắn là xuất sắc hơn ở
Sự Cứu Rỗi Của Thánh Nữ. Tác giả khai thác nhân vật tốt và ông cũng ít khi gây thất vọng cho mình ở mảng nhân vật trong đa số các tác phẩm.
Trong quyển sách này, yếu tố trinh thám sẽ áp đảo tâm lý xã hội và sẽ có kha khá plot twist cho mọi người, tuy không quá giật gân nhưng cũng đủ khiến mọi người bật cười vì bản thân mình đã bị “dắt mũi.” Điểm trừ của mình dành cho tác phẩm này là cốt truyện có hơi đầu voi đuôi chuột, mở đầu cực kỳ hứa hẹn nhưng đến cuối cùng có nhiều chi tiết tác giả không cố giải thích mà để đọc giả đoán ra trong quá trình điều tra, nhưng việc “để đọc giả đoán ra” đó không đủ xuất sắc như
Bạch Dạ Hành, điển hình là mình hơi thất vọng với cái kết của vụ án hai mươi ba năm trước.
Trong quá trình đọc, khi đến phần hung thủ tự thú thì mình đã thấy lấn cấn vì động cơ cũng như cách thức gây án được xây dựng quá tệ và đó không phải là Keigo. Và quả nhiên ông vẫn còn giấu bài cho nên mọi người hãy kiên nhẫn với vụ án này một chút nhé.
Sau tất cả, người đáng thương ở lại là Tomoya Takagaki. -
Câu chuyện này nói về một vấn đề muôn thuở: tư hình. Những kẻ thủ ác, vì một lý do nào đó không bị pháp luật động tới, thì ắt hẳn luôn gây ra căm phẫn tột cùng trong lòng người thân của nạn nhân. Ai cũng có thể nói "tôi muốn tự tay giết chết hắn!, nhưng chẳng có mấy ai đủ liều lĩnh để làm việc đó cả, vì những rào cản pháp luật không cho phép.
Đọc câu chuyện về Hasunuma, dù không phải người nhà Namiki mình cũng thấy nóng máu thực sự :') Một kẻ trơ trẽn, tàn bạo, tệ hơn cả chữ tệ, nhưng cảnh sát cũng bất lực trong việc kết tội hắn vì thiếu chứng cứ trực tiếp, cũng như việc hắn sử dụng quyền im lặng nên không thể lấy được lời khai. Một kế hoạch trả thù công phu với sự tham gia của nhiều người đã tiễn kẻ độc ác đó về cõi chết, tưởng rằng câu chuyện sẽ kết thúc như vậy thôi, nhưng hóa ra, bên trong nó lại có nhiều ẩn tình khác, và tất cả đã bị Yukawa nhìn thấu.
Đây có lẽ là một câu chuyện hiếm hoi trong đó (các) hung thủ lại nhận được nhiều ủng hộ hơn là nạn nhân :))
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Btw, bạn nào muốn mua sách đẹp với giá hợp lý thì ghé page mình xem nha :")
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3.5 stars actually, not his best, not the best in the series, but still interesting enough.
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Yall, is it possible that Keigo is able to DO IT AGAIN!
It was emotional, the whys and hows kept me up and it had left me with this deep emotional turmoil that is not only heart-wrenching but the facts are just so painful.
"What you believe to be the truth and the actual truth are not necessarily the same thing. Until you know the difference, you can't make the choice that will decide your fate.
This book is my fourth book of Keigo's and I swear this man writes just the best things. He has sealed to be one of the best authors in my heart. The story, the way it was narrated and how everything fell into place felt just so very surreal and unfair.
Personal Ratings : 4.5🌟
With every Keigo's books, I will not give anything much, as like his previous works, its best to go in blind. Just dive in the world that is written by Keigo and you'll be hooked.
What I can say is that this book gave me similar emotions as
The Devotion of Suspect X did. It was heartbreaking and everything that happened was just so geniusly written. Keigo has a way that can make you feel everything and anything. The way he writes the lives of the people and how everyone is somehow interconnected with one another. The way he integrates the ordinary lives of people and the sceneries in Japan with characters that never fails to make you love and pity them.
Yukawa and Kusanagi in here shines so much in this book. I loved their friendship and their banters and Yukawa's involvement in here is just, immense. I liked how Keigo integrates Yukawa's role in the series. His deduction skills and everything in here, his dynamics with Utsumi was one that made me so hooked with this series and his writing. Their dynamics and conversations were the highlight of this book. Whilst the case part did not WOW-ed me as much as his previous works, it was one that is so very technical which was what I loved about Keigo's books.
One thing I would like to say with this book is how real and raw the portrayal of the justice system. Its cruel and unfair and it shows how technicalities of the law has cause so much pain to ordinary people that drives them to do something that is morally wrong. It was heartbreaking and my heart goes out to everyone who has been in the same predicament. Keigo had done a wonderful job in portraying the outcomes of such technicalities that is not only tedious but also does not do justice to the victims at hand.
I highly suggest everyone to read Keigo's works, at least once in your lives. Its a good start if you want to venture into Japanese Murder Mystery and paired with character-centric stories, it will definitely make you hooked. This book is nothing less of a masterpiece and I will highly recommend it to everyone!
Thank you to Pansing Distributions (@definitelybooks) for generously providing me a review copy of the book.
Disclaimers: All my reviews are my thoughts of the book and according to my personal preferences. Even though I had received a review copy, it does not affect my review and honest thoughts for the book. -
Detective Galileo strikes again! And this time, it's a tricky and a long one. This is the fourth instalment of Keigo Higashino's Detective Galileo series but it could be read as a standalone as well. Manabu Yukawa's a physicist and he will help (only if he felt like it) when some of his detective friends required his expertice on certain cases.
My advice is, if you want to read this book, please go into it as blind as you could. There were some minor spoilers in the synopsis so I would recommend you to not read it first for a maximum experience. The lesser you know, the better.
However, here are some highlights that I think you should know before reading:
1. Manabu Yukawa will think of the case from the science perspective so please expect a lot of science terminologies in this series. On the other hand, hats off to Keigo Higashino for doing deep researches that we could see via Yukawa's mind. It was sharp and thorough. And even with the scientific approach, the writing style is highly accessible and very straight forward.
2. This case covered a lot of characters and a long timeline. Thankfully there's a list of characters at the front that we could refer to if there were any confusion. However, each character was crafted uniquely that it was easy to distinguish one with another.
3. Just like any other Keigo Higashino's books, Silent Parade was very fast paced and unputdownable. It has just the perfect amount of momentum to keep the readers going and going which made it almost impossible to stop.
4. Lastly, emotional impact was one of the things that drawn me to Detective Galileo's series. No villain was purely evil, and there was a grey area that made the us question their crime. Keigo Higashino had mastered this type of story telling multiple times and I'm certain that he will keep on doing it in the future.
Thank you so much Definitely Books for giving me a review copy <3 -
Thị trấn Kikuno, Tokyo nổi tiếng với những cuộc thi diễu hành được tổ chức, cô gái Saori 19 tuổi đang trên con đường trở thành ca sĩ bỗng dưng mất tích. 3 năm sau, xác cô được tìm thấy trong một ngôi nhà rác ở một tỉnh khác, một kẻ tình nghi bị bắt – người từng liên quan đến một vụ án tương tự gần 20 năm trươc. Một kẻ lạnh lùng, một kẻ được thả vô tội vì không đủ bằng chứng trực tiếp, một kẻ sử dụng “quyền im lặng” để bảo vệ bản thân trước mọi cáo buộc của Viện kiểm sát. Nhưng lần này, liệu hắn có thể tiếp tục giúp bản thân tránh tội bằng những chiêu trò cũ hay không khi cảnh sát quyết tâm tìm ra bằng chứng để bắt hắn phải trả giá vì những việc đã làm?
Cuộc diễu hành thầm lặng là tác phẩm thứ hai mà mình đọc có sự xuất hiện của Giáo sư Gallieo sau Phía sau nghi can X, vẫn là phong cách ngày nào, vẫn là sự xuất hiện ở nửa sau tác phẩm nhưng đóng vai trò đặc biệt quan trong trong việc tìm ra sự thật. Manabu Yukawa lại lần nữa thể hiện tài năng của mình để giúp đỡ người bạn cảnh sát trước một vụ án khó nhằn khi hung thủ là một kẻ vô cùng xảo quyệt. Cho đến cuối cùng, cú plot twist của tác phẩm dường như đủ để giải đáp tất cả những gì còn khúc mắc trong lòng mình. -
เหนือชั้นมากค่ะเล่มนี้ หักมุมซะไม่เหลือช่องว่างให้ได้คิดเล็กคิดน้อยเลย 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 ชอบอาจารย์ยุกาว่าตอนจบด้วยค่ะ เท่สุด (ยกนิ้วดันแว่น)
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While this is Book #9 in the Detective Galileo series, it is only the fourth to be translated into English. A young singing prodigy disappears, and her body is found in a house fire about three years later. The house belonged to the mother of a man accused of a prior murder, who was released because he remained silent throughout questioning and his trial and the jury would not convict based on the circumstantial evidence. He is thought to be the culprit again, but is released by the police. On the day of the local parade, he found dead in his room, and the most obvious suspects have solid alibis. A quality police procedural, with a clever plot with many suspects with a motive to kill the victim.
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The very fact that I oscillated from 2 stars to 5 stars for this book speaks about the creative writing. Tough to review this one without giving away spoilers.
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"𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴, 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳. 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘋𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘱."
Another great howdunnit and whydunnit! Weird how this series mostly having the same formula but I am still in awe on ways of Higashino created his premise. 𝙎𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚 has that great details that I love, the characterization gets me enraptured, the execution and development were riveting and enthrallingly suspense, the crime itself though nothing fancy, but utterly cunning and making me go baffled at times.
You could basically get the rough idea about the crime from the blurb and easily guess on the killer (ahh... should I go with plural here?) or probably on the motives too. From an eatery outing to a local autumn festival (the backdrop is so admirable!), a plan of revenge is set to go (5 stars to their friendship and trust) when the music starts as the first team go marching for the parade.
Perfectly paced and I love the backstories of the past crime to go interrelated with the current because of the suspect. Twisted and quite hurtful too to learn that how a failure in legal system could lead to such consequences. A tricky how(s) but so thoroughly plotted (if you're into science specifically on chemical reactions stuff, this case is for you), and as much as I think we're done with the ending, Galileo came out to give me another unexpected disclosure.
"𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘐 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵."
And it annoys me somehow, to know that he is always correct! ㅠㅠ
Thanks to both Kusanagi and Utsumi for their hard works-- so helpful and precise, and can I literally ship both Yukawa and Utsumi please, I love their interactions!
Not as impressive as Salvation Of A Saint or as thrilled as The Devotion Of Suspect X, but I love how culturally ingenious it goes, totally a page turner and truly devious.
Looking forward to read another Higashino in future (just learned that an English edition of another Detective Kaga series will be published this December) and if you haven't read any Keigo Higashino yet, please do!
Thank you Pansing Distribution (Definitelybooks) for sending me a review copy in return for my honest review!
