![]() That doesn’t mean that the lack of gory action makes it any less of a thriller though. ![]() Instead, ‘The Devotion of Suspect X is a quiet slow-burner that doesn’t have to rely on dramatic scenes to make an impact. For a start, ‘The Devotion of Suspect X’ contains hardly any graphic violence and the Japanese setting and emphasis on routine are extremely different from the Swedish landscape of Larsson’s work. ![]() The story of how a mathematician helps his next door neighbour cover up the murder of her abusive ex-husband is not so much a whodunnit but more of a how-did-they-do-it with just as much suspense and intrigue as a more straightforward murder mystery plot.Ĭomparisons with the Millennium Trilogy are not particularly helpful though. Touted as ‘the Japanese Steig Larsson’, Keigo Higashino manages to live up to the hype with crime thriller ‘The Devotion of Suspect X’ which is fast becoming a worldwide best-seller following its huge success in Japan. ![]()
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