Aidan Brack (Mysteries Ahoy)
Written on Sep 7, 2020
A superb inverted mystery novel with an engaging premise and characters.
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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 violence and Togashi ends up dead on her apartment floor. Overhearing the commotion, Yasuko's next door neighbor, middle-aged high school mathematics teacher Ishigami, offers his help, disposing not only of the body but plotting the cover-up step-by-step.When the body turns up and is identified, Detective Kusanagi draws the case and Yasuko comes under suspicion. Kusanagi is unable to find any obvious holes in Yasuko's manufactured alibi and yet is still sure that there's something wrong. Kusanagi brings in Dr. Manabu Yukawa, a physicist and college friend who frequently consults with the police. Yukawa, known to the police by the nickname Professor Galileo, went to college with Ishigami. After meeting up with him again, Yukawa is convinced that Ishigami had something to do with the murder. What ensues is a high level battle of wits, as Ishigami tries to protect Yasuko by outmaneuvering and outthinking Yukawa, who faces his most clever and determined opponent yet.
- ISBN10 0312375069
- ISBN13 9780312375065
- Publish Date 1 February 2011 (first published 1 August 2008)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 30 September 2014
- Publish Country US
- Imprint St Martin's Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 298
- Language English
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Lianne
Written on Apr 18, 2012