The more the detectives investigate, the more is revealed about the Mashibas' personal lives. The only person with a clear motive is Yoshitaka's wife, Ayane, except that she was in Hokkaido visiting her parents at the time of his death. It doesn't appear to be a suicide and yet he doesn't seem to have made any enemies, either.

Even though technically published out of order, I am very glad to have the opportunity to read more Detective Galileo.When Yoshitaka Mashiba is found poisoned in his home, the Tokyo police have their work cut out for them. I enjoyed both Naoko and The Devotion of Suspect X immensely I was very excited to learn that Salvation of a Saint was being released in English. Alexander's English translation was released in 2012 by Minotaur, the mystery and suspense imprint of St. Salvation of a Saint was first published in Japan in 2008. But, like many mystery series, the individual Detective Galileo volumes are largely able to stand on their own. Salvation of a Saint is the fifth book in Higashino's Detective Galileo series ( The Devotion of Suspect X is the third). Salvation of a Saint is the third novel by Keigo Higashino to be translated into English (and the third that I have read), following Naoko and The Devotion of Suspect X. Salvation of a Saint is Keigo Higashino at his mind-bending best, pitting emotion against fact in a beautifully plotted crime novel filled with twists and reverses that will astonish and surprise even the most attentive and jaded of readers. Yukawa has trouble with this one, and he must somehow find a way to solve an impossible murder and capture a very real, very deadly murderer. So she does what her boss has done for years when stymied-she calls upon Professor Manabu Yukawa.īut even the brilliant mind of Dr. While Utsumi's instincts tell her one thing, the facts of the case are another matter.

His assistant, Kaoru Utsumi, however, is convinced Ayane is guilty. The lead detective, Tokyo Police Detective Kusanagi, is immediately smitten with her and refuses to believe that she could have had anything to do with the crime. His wife, Ayane, is the logical suspect-except that she was hundreds of miles away when he was murdered. Yoshitaka, who was about to leave his marriage and his wife, is poisoned by arsenic-laced coffee and dies. The first major English language publication from the most popular bestselling writer in Japan, it was acclaimed as 'stunning,' 'brilliant,' and 'ingenious.' Now physics professor Manabu Yukawa-Detective Galileo-returns in a new case of impossible murder, where instincts clash with facts and theory with reality. In 2011, The Devotion of Suspect X was a hit with critics and readers alike. From the author of the internationally bestselling, award-winning The Devotion of Suspect X comes the latest novel featuring 'Detective Galileo'

Salvation of a Saint by Keigo Higashino