The Devotion of Suspect X
The Devotion of Suspect X, by Keigo Higashino
Blurb:Yasuko lives a quiet life, a good mother to her only child. But when her ex-husband appears at her door without warning one evening, her comfortable world is shattered.When Detective Kusanagi of the Tokyo Police tries to piece together the events of that night, he finds himself confronted by the most puzzling, mysterious circumstances he has ever investigated. Nothing quite makes sense...First of all, I love this cover! Second, I loved this book!Knowing who the killer was right from the beginning, I thought it might get a little boring, but I was so, so wrong. There were so many twists and turns in this story and even though you technically know everything, you quickly realise that you know absolutely nothing.I always enjoy multiple view points and it worked really well in this book as all the pieces of the puzzle came together. I have to say I guessed what Ishigami had done quite early on, but I was still amazed by the depth of detail and cunning in this book. It was all very elaborate and yet everything was done for a reason, not just for added drama, which I liked.I came to care for all the characters, even Ishigami - being a genius with limited people skills he was hard to relate to, but I could sympathise with him and felt really sorry for him at the end. Which brings me to the only gripe I have about this book - the ending. On the one hand I loved it because it was so unexpected and abrupt, on the other hand, I wanted more information about Misato. Despite that though, this is an amazing book which held my attention throughout and which I would definitely recommend!My favourite quotes from 'The Devotion of Suspect X':' "You'll never get rid of me. You know why? Because you'll give in before I will, every time." '' "Murder is murder. Everything else is just detail." '' "It wasn't me she murdered, so I don't see how it's any of my business." ''... men who were good listeners and truly cared about people's problems generally came from happy homes.'' "There are many couples in the world, and a lot of divorces, and none of them fall apart exactly the same way. If every unhappy couple could just break it off cleanly, become total strangers in the space of a day and never see each other again, well, then we wouldn't have stalkers. Unfortunately, that's not the case. Often one party breaks off a relationship, but the other party doesn't. Even after the divorce papers have been filed." ''Murder isn't the most logical way to escape a difficult situation. It only leads to a different difficult situation.'' "... You're my friend, but you're also a detective." '' "He has made a terrible sacrifice in order to protect you, you know. A sacrifice so great, ordinary people such as you and I can't even imagine doing such a thing. ..." ''Yasuko didn't think her heart was strong enough to accept such a sacrifice."'He had given her a choice. A spitefully cruel choice.''If you are not happy, all I have done will be for nothing.''Sometimes, all you had to do was exist in order to be someone's saviour.'
Blurb:Yasuko lives a quiet life, a good mother to her only child. But when her ex-husband appears at her door without warning one evening, her comfortable world is shattered.When Detective Kusanagi of the Tokyo Police tries to piece together the events of that night, he finds himself confronted by the most puzzling, mysterious circumstances he has ever investigated. Nothing quite makes sense...First of all, I love this cover! Second, I loved this book!Knowing who the killer was right from the beginning, I thought it might get a little boring, but I was so, so wrong. There were so many twists and turns in this story and even though you technically know everything, you quickly realise that you know absolutely nothing.I always enjoy multiple view points and it worked really well in this book as all the pieces of the puzzle came together. I have to say I guessed what Ishigami had done quite early on, but I was still amazed by the depth of detail and cunning in this book. It was all very elaborate and yet everything was done for a reason, not just for added drama, which I liked.I came to care for all the characters, even Ishigami - being a genius with limited people skills he was hard to relate to, but I could sympathise with him and felt really sorry for him at the end. Which brings me to the only gripe I have about this book - the ending. On the one hand I loved it because it was so unexpected and abrupt, on the other hand, I wanted more information about Misato. Despite that though, this is an amazing book which held my attention throughout and which I would definitely recommend!My favourite quotes from 'The Devotion of Suspect X':' "You'll never get rid of me. You know why? Because you'll give in before I will, every time." '' "Murder is murder. Everything else is just detail." '' "It wasn't me she murdered, so I don't see how it's any of my business." ''... men who were good listeners and truly cared about people's problems generally came from happy homes.'' "There are many couples in the world, and a lot of divorces, and none of them fall apart exactly the same way. If every unhappy couple could just break it off cleanly, become total strangers in the space of a day and never see each other again, well, then we wouldn't have stalkers. Unfortunately, that's not the case. Often one party breaks off a relationship, but the other party doesn't. Even after the divorce papers have been filed." ''Murder isn't the most logical way to escape a difficult situation. It only leads to a different difficult situation.'' "... You're my friend, but you're also a detective." '' "He has made a terrible sacrifice in order to protect you, you know. A sacrifice so great, ordinary people such as you and I can't even imagine doing such a thing. ..." ''Yasuko didn't think her heart was strong enough to accept such a sacrifice."'He had given her a choice. A spitefully cruel choice.''If you are not happy, all I have done will be for nothing.''Sometimes, all you had to do was exist in order to be someone's saviour.'
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