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Review ------ As fiendishly clever as The Devotion of Suspect X...Hihino offers one twist after another, all of which touch on the theme suggested by the book's title. Readers will marvel at the artful way the plot builds to the solution of Hidaka's murder. (Publishers Weekly on Malice) Keigo Hihino again proves his mastery of the diabolical puzzle mystery with Malice, a story with more turns, twists, switchbacks and sudden stops than a Tokyo highway during Golden Week. (New York Times) An exceptional study of the psychology of murder as well as a skilfully plotted narrative. (Independent on Malice) Keigo Hihino combines Dostoyevskian psychological realism with classic detective-story puzzles reminiscent of Agatha Christie and E.C. Bentley. (Wall Street Journal on Malice) Smart and original...a true page turner...Hihino continues to elevate the modern mystery as an intense and inventive literary form. (Library Journal **Starred Review** on Malice) Intricate... At the outset, [Hihino's] approach seems unsettling, but the Edgar nominee knows his business; Malice soon becomes awfully hard to put down. (Booklist) The creator of Detective Galileo returns with another fiendishly clever Chinese - make that Japanese - box of a whydunit....Each time you're convinced Hihino's wrung every possible twist out of his golden-age setup, he comes up with a new one. If you still miss the days of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, you can't do better than this fleet, inventive retro puzzler. (Kirkus Reviews on Malice) A detective story about writers is often particularly satisfying, and this one is no exception...The plot is satisfyingly twisty and gathers pace as the revelations come thicker, faster, and more and more unexpected. (Sydney Morning Herald on Malice) A psychological thriller of the highest order...Each time Hihino makes a revelation, he quickly pulls the carpet from under one's feet, fueling the reader to finish the book as quickly as possible. (Singapore Straits Times on Malice) 'A thriller of subtle sorts...written with an extreme sense of ease, flow and sensitivity.' (Asian Age) Book Description ---------------- From the bestselling Japanese author of The Devotion of Suspect X comes Malice, the most accled novel in Hihino's outstanding Detective Kaga series.