Bestselling novelist Kunihiko Hidaka is found brutally murdered in his home on the night before he is supposed to leave Japan and relocate to Canada. His body is found in a locked room in a locked house, and his body is discovered by his wife and his best friend, both of whom seem to have solid alibis. At the crime scene, detective Kyoichiro Kaga finds out that the victim’s best friend, Osamu Nonoguchi, is someone whom he knows from the past. As he investigates and uncovers evidence, he realizes nothing is as it seems. The most troubling question before detective Kaga is not who or how, but why the murder occurred. With complex characters and good plot development, Malice is a suspenseful detective mystery with twists and turns that keep you interested the whole time. The writing style is blunt and simple, which works really well in this type of storytelling. The story keeps you guessing about the motive of the murder till the very end. Every time you feel like you’re getting closer to the truth, unpredictable twists come to make you astonished. A must read novel for every murder mystery lover!

-Ariana