Guilt

A tour de force crime novel from one of the international masters of the form, where a simple murder case questions the simple notions of good and evil, guilt and redemption.

'Masterfully explores the fine line between innocence and guilt in a compelling tale that will surprise and astonish' Daily Mirror

A body has been found on a Central Tokyo riverbank, and Homicide Detective Godai of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department is assigned to investigate. The victim is identified as a lawyer, Kensuke Shiraishi, and Godai's investigations lead him to one Tatsuro Kuraki, who ends up confessing to not only to the lawyer's murder, but also another one from thirty years ago - for which another man was arrested and died in custody before trial. Kuraki's confession neatly resolves two cases, but there is just one problem: Detective Godai doesn't believe him.

What's more, there are two other people who can't accept Kuraki's confession. One is the son of Kuraki, the professed murderer; the other is the daughter of Shiraishi, the victim.

As they get closer to the truth it becomes clear that the link between the two murders is murkier and more complicated than they could possibly have imagined - and so is the line between innocence and guilt.

Review

The intricacies of the Japanese legal system play a big part in this constantly surprising philosophical romance ... it's rather like watching a workplace fly-on-the-wall documentary ― The Times

Masterfully explores the fine line between innocence and guilt in a compelling tale that will surprise and astonish ― Daily Mirror

Book Description

The first stand-alone crime novel published in English in almost a decade by Keigo Higashino, the bestselling Japanese novelist.

About the Author

Keigo Higashino is the single bestselling, best-known novelist in Japan and around Asia, with numerous television and film adaptations of his work appearing in several languages. He's the author of The Devotion of Suspect X, which was the finalist for the Edgar Award for best novel, and Malice, among many others. He lives in Tokyo, Japan.