The Devotion of Suspect X

By Keigo Higashino, Alexander O Smith (translator),

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Yasuko Hanaoka is a divorced, single mother who thought she had finally escaped her abusive ex-husband Togashi. When he shows up one day to extort money from her, threatening both her and her teenaged daughter Misato, the situation quickly escalates into…

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1 author picked The Devotion of Suspect X as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

What I liked most about this book was the cat-and-mouse game between the two main characters, who are both geniuses and friends.

One is the murderer doing everything he can to derail the investigation, and the other is the lead investigator. The interactions between the two characters are brilliant, and the author's delving deep into the psyches of both of them is incredibly well done. 

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