![]() Very recently remarried, he was about to set out for Vancouver with his wife, to start a new chapter in his life. Early in the novel bestselling novelist Kunihiko Hidaka is murdered. ![]() In a brilliantly realized tale of cat and mouse, the detective and the writer battle over the truth of the past and how events that led to the murder really unfolded. The premise and basic design of Malice are pretty clever. Nonoguchi confesses to the murder, but that's only the beginning of the story. There he finds evidence that shows that the two writers' relationship was very different than the two claimed. ![]() Kaga went on to join the police force while Osamu Nonoguchi left to become a full-time writer, though with not nearly the success of his friend Hidaka.īut Kaga thinks something is a little bit off with Nonoguchi's statement and investigates further, ultimately executing a search warrant on Nonoguchi's apartment. Years ago when they were both teachers, they were colleagues at the same high school. Police Detective Kyochiro Kaga recognizes Hidaka's best friend. ![]() ![]() His body is found in his office, in a locked room, within his locked house, by his wife and his best friend, both of whom have rock solid alibis. Acclaimed bestselling novelist Kunihiko Hidaka is found brutally murdered in his home on the night before he's planning to leave Japan and relocate to Vancouver. Keigo Higashino MALICE Paperback 12 October 2014 by Keigo Higashino (Author) 3,033 ratings Book 1 of 4: The Kyoichiro Kaga See all formats and editions Kindle Edition 175.23 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover from 3,308.64 2 Used from 3,308.64 1 New from 27,183. ![]()
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