"Sleeping Forest" is a novel written by Japanese writer Keigo Higashino that combines beautiful romance with suspenseful puzzles. It belongs to the "Malicious" series and has sold more than 1 million copies in Japan. The story of "Sleeping Forest" takes place in a ballet company, where the classic play "Sleeping Beauty" is being performed, and the plot of the play seems to be happening in reality. In order to complete this fairy tale-like suspense novel, Higashino devoted great enthusiasm and said that "Sleeping Forest" gave him great inspiration and confidence.
Summary of the story: Takayanagi Ballet is about to perform the classic play "Sleeping Beauty". A few hours before the performance, the dance troupe rehearses. On the stage, the princess was stabbed by a spindle and fell asleep; off the stage, the artistic director who was conducting the show suddenly lost his voice and was stabbed in the back by a poisonous needle. The entire dance troupe seemed to be under a spell from a fairy tale. The performance goes on as usual. On the stage, the princess wakes up under the gentle kiss of the prince, and the people around her are also freed from their slumber; while someone in the dance troupe is poisoned, someone commits suicide, and the part in the story where the whole city falls into sleep is becoming a reality. Seeing that the second performance is about to begin again...
Keigo Higashino has two major series of works, one is the "Devotion of Suspect X" series, with "Detective Galileo" Manabu Yukawa as the protagonist, and the other is the "Malice" series, with detective Kaga as the protagonist. Both series have sold over 10 million copies in Japan.
Reader comments
In Kaga's detective stories, the person whom Kaga trusts most turns out to be the real murderer. This is the case in "After School" and "The Silent Forest". But Kaga finally found the suspect he least suspected. This may be his quality as a policeman.
The great thing about Keigo Higashino is that in the process of describing the case, he can express the characters' emotions outside the case very clearly with only a few words. This is the highlight of the novel, not to mention the readability of the case. The combination of the two greatly enhances the artistry of the novel.
The writing style of this book is very unique, the writing is smooth, the plot has ups and downs, and is full of suspense, making people unable to stop reading it. I especially like Officer Kaga in the book. He is smart, calm, and has a keen insight into the case. However, I hate the murderer who secretly caused the evil, it is so abominable! Overall, this is a great novel and worth reading.
Kaga Collection always makes people regret some feelings, friendship, family and love😔
The foreshadowing clues echo back and forth perfectly. Kaga's emotional line is also touching. The interconnected motivations of the three closely intertwined cases are well explained.
Wonderful story, everyone seems very busy in life, living in the world, but in fact everyone is locked in an invisible prison, living in a small place. Kaga Part 2 [Like]
Wonderful, Kaga series
The blank space left by Kaga after graduation has been filled in, feel at ease
In Kaga's detective stories, the person whom Kaga trusts most turns out to be the real murderer. This is the case in "After School" and "The Silent Forest". But Kaga finally found the suspect he least suspected. This may be his quality as a policeman.
The great thing about Keigo Higashino is that in the process of describing the case, he can express the characters' emotions outside the case very clearly with only a few words. This is the highlight of the novel, not to mention the readability of the case. The combination of the two greatly enhances the artistry of the novel.
The writing style of this book is very unique, the writing is smooth, the plot has ups and downs, and is full of suspense, making people unable to stop reading it. I especially like Officer Kaga in the book. He is smart, calm, and has a keen insight into the case. However, I hate the murderer who secretly caused the evil, it is so abominable! Overall, this is a great novel and worth reading.
Kaga Collection always makes people regret some feelings, friendship, family and love😔
The foreshadowing clues echo back and forth perfectly. Kaga's emotional line is also touching. The interconnected motivations of the three closely intertwined cases are well explained.
Wonderful story, everyone seems very busy in life, living in the world, but in fact everyone is locked in an invisible prison, living in a small place. Kaga Part 2 [Like]
Wonderful, Kaga series
The blank space left by Kaga after graduation has been filled in, feel at ease
Alas, all kinds of things turn into tragedies