My Recommended Mystery Novel - Chinmoku no Paredo

Chinmoku no Paredo is a mystery novel written by Keigo Higashino.  It was published by Bungeishunju in 2018. It is the ninth book in Higashino’s Galileo series.  Novels written by Keigo Higashino such as The Devotion of Suspect X, and Masquerade Hotel are well known all over Japan.

The main character of Chinmoku no Paredo is Manabu Yukawa who has a genius mind.  There is a popular girl in town whose name is Saori, but she suddenly goes missing, and she is found dead a few years later.  Then, a suspect appears before the bereaved family.  How do the people who loved Saori take revenge on the criminal on the day of the town parade?

When I finished reading this novel, I was thrilled at the ending.  Sometimes, I thought the problem in the story was solved, but actually it was not solved, and the mystery gets deeper and deeper.  I tried to find out the “real” criminal in the middle of reading, but the number of suspects is too many.  But it was interesting to find the criminal.  I want people who like mystery novels to read this novel.  Probably they will like it.  This novel is going to be made into a film in September 2022.  People who like mystery novels should watch this movie, too.