The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino

The Perfect Crime. The Perfect Alibi. And a Genius Who Committed Both.

Yasuko Hanaoka is a single mother who has finally escaped her violent ex-husband. When he shows up at her door one evening and threatens her and her daughter, she kills him. She has no plan. No alibi. No idea what to do next.

But her neighbour, Ishigami — a reclusive mathematics genius — has heard everything through the wall. And he offers to help. What follows is one of the most brilliantly constructed crime novels ever written: a story in which the mystery is not who committed the crime, but how — and whether the perfect alibi that Ishigami has constructed can withstand the scrutiny of the one detective brilliant enough to unravel it.

The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino — Japan's most celebrated crime writer — is a masterpiece of the genre: a novel of obsession, sacrifice, and devastating love that will leave you breathless.

Book Details

• Author: Keigo Higashino
• Translator: Alexander O. Smith
• Publisher: Abacus (Little, Brown)
• ISBN: 9780349123745
• Format: Paperback
• Genre: Crime Fiction / Mystery / Japanese Fiction / Thriller

Why This Novel Is Considered a Modern Classic of Crime Fiction

• Winner of the Naoki Prize — Japan's most prestigious literary award for popular fiction
• A #1 bestseller in Japan with millions of copies sold worldwide
• Praised by critics as one of the greatest crime novels of the twenty-first century
• A completely original structure — you know who did it from page one, but the real mystery is far more complex
• Features Detective Galileo — one of the most beloved characters in Japanese crime fiction
• Perfect for fans of Confessions, The Bullet That Missed, and Agatha Christie

Meticulous, emotionally devastating, and impossible to put down, The Devotion of Suspect X is the crime novel that will make you question everything you thought you knew about guilt, love, and sacrifice. A true masterpiece.