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A Midsummer's Equation (Detective Galileo, #3)

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by Keigo Higashino

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Is it better than "Journey under the midnight sun"? I read all Keigo Higashino's books translated to English and I was very disappointed by this novel, as I think it was not the same good, detective, Japanese style crime novel. I'm having doubts about buying this one ...
Nagesh Sorry Adrian, but I beg to differ, if indeed you felt "Journey under the midnight Sun" was disappointing

Upfront let me tell you that I'm ok for others…moreSorry Adrian, but I beg to differ, if indeed you felt "Journey under the midnight Sun" was disappointing

Upfront let me tell you that I'm ok for others to disagree with one's opinion. It is natural and bound to happen. But I personally felt JUTMS (sorry for abbreviation) was one of Higashino's best in terms of mystery and plot building

Imagine the two main characters never openly (in front of the reader) meet ever during the novel, yet there is a connection deep and you feel the events and circumstances are driven by them until the very end

I just loved that novel. Perhaps even more than Devotion of Suspect X or Salvation of a Saint(less)
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Never read Higashino before. Is this is a good book to start?
Kartik I would suggest that as this is a part of the Detective Galileo series, you read Devotion of Suspect X and Salvation of a Saint before this to better …moreI would suggest that as this is a part of the Detective Galileo series, you read Devotion of Suspect X and Salvation of a Saint before this to better appreciate the characters. Though reading this without having read the other two novels would not hamper your reading experience in a great manner.
For example - the character of Utsumi appears first in Salvation of a Saint and her manner and her relation with Kushanagi and Yukawa are laid out in greater detail there. Therefore, here it just builds on that.
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