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Graduation (2019 Edition)

(japan) Keigo Higashino

127K033

At present, the earliest novel by Kaga Kyouichiro (the detective in "Malevolence") appeared. At the same time, "Graduation" focuses on college and youth, and is written for everyone who has been looking forward to but confused before graduation. In the autumn of their senior year, several classmates and friends are worried about graduation: Kaga is hesitant between the two careers of police and teacher; Wakao is trying to find a decent job because of his girlfriend; Toudo wants to continue his studies, but has to obey strict professors in everything; Hashira Kendo's dream is shattered, and he is pessimistic and confused. Xiangzi is determined, has found a satisfactory job, and is working towards his goal step by step. However, one morning, she was found dead in the apartment with the door closed, her wrists cut, and she was suspected of committing suicide. Everyone couldn't believe it and insisted on investigating, but saw another friend die during the party. As graduation was about to begin, everything was disrupted.

Malicious

Malicious

General Fiction

(japan) Keigo Higashino

112K9.7463

After reading "Malice", you can truly understand Keigo Higashino! A best-selling author was killed at home on the eve of his departure abroad. The murderer was quickly arrested and confessed to the crime... As soon as the novel begins, the case is solved. After thoroughly investigating the past of the victim and the murderer, Officer Kaga faced a seemingly ordinary case, but felt as cold as falling into an abyss. This book is Keigo Higashino's masterpiece that challenges the limits of mystery novel writing, and has been widely praised by readers and critics. This book is listed as the pinnacle work of Keigo Higashino, sharing the glory and glory with "White Night Journey". The two works are like two flowers - "White Night Journey" was shattered by love, and "Malice" was destroyed by hatred.

Kidnapping Game (original Work of "ten Days Game" Starring Zhu Yawen and Jin Chen)

(japan) Keigo Higashino

113K9.15

Zhu Yawen and Jin Chen starred in the original "Ten Days Game". Business elite Sakuma's promotion plan for Sunstar Motors was rejected, and his frustration made him resentful. That night he arrived at the door of the vice president of Rixing Automobile, and unexpectedly he happened to bump into a girl climbing over the wall. This girl is Juri, the illegitimate daughter of the vice president, who ran away from home due to family problems. Out of a common desire for revenge, Sakuma and Juri directed and acted in a kidnapping case with a ransom of 300 million yen... However, what made Sakuma miscalculated was that he fell in love with Juri.

The Home Where I Died

The Home Where I Died

General Fiction

(japan) Keigo Higashino

96K8.564

Keigo Higashino's masterpiece buries horror deep into readers' five senses! Keigo Higashino said: ""Once Upon a Time in the House Where I Died" was a work of my own confidence, but it was met with a cold reception. From then on, I began to look at critics with suspicion." Keigo Higashino's protagonist Sayaka has no memory of his childhood before elementary school. In order to retrieve her memory, she and her ex-boyfriend came to the mysterious and desolate villa where her father often went alone during his lifetime. Various signs indicate that all the people in this villa seemed to have disappeared one day twenty-three years ago and never came back. When he saw a piano, Sayaka couldn't help but murmur to himself: I have been here before.

The World of Laughter by Keigo Higashino (4 Volumes in Total)

(japan) Keigo Higashino

398K01

Keigo Higashino is not only a best-selling author of suspense mystery novels, but he is also no slouch when it comes to self-deprecating complaints. His "laughing" series include: "Black Laughter Novels", "Poisonous Laughter Novels", "Strange Laughter Novels" and "Crooked Laughter Novels", which use a sincere and humorous way to complain about himself, everyday office workers, ordinary little people... Let's see how the sinister Higashino reveals "our background". These four books are very special among Keigo Higashino's works. They constitute Keigo Higashino's unique world of laughter. They use human comedy as the theme, have a broad vision, and are very literary and readable. They are his representative works of short stories. Keigo Higashino spoke highly of "The Novel of Laughter" and called it "a career he has worked hard for all his life behind the scenes." Read the novel about laughter and you will be happy!

Aerial Murder Scene

Aerial Murder Scene

General Fiction

(japan) Keigo Higashino

74K012

"Aerial Murder Scene" is a rare humorous story written by Higashino Keigo, and it is also a masterpiece of exquisite original reasoning. Flight attendants Little A and Little B are close friends with very different personalities but very compatible with each other. Little A is calm, generous and thoughtful, while Little B is cute and informal. In the cabin thousands of meters above the ground, there are all kinds of passengers. They are always involved in unexpected and strange events. As stewardesses, they inexplicably work part-time as detectives, uncovering all kinds of conspiracies in the cloud.

Keigo Higashino's Carefully Selected Top10 Collection

(japan) Keigo Higashino

1.4M011

Only after reading these books can you be qualified to talk about Keigo Higashino! Which works by Keigo Higashino are worth reading first? This collection collects the most widely recognized TOP10 works of Higashino, including: "Secret", "White Night Walk", "Relief Grocery Store", "Street of Dawn", "Devotion of Suspect X", "Malice", "New Participants", "After School", "Red Finger", "Who Killed Her", so that you will no longer miss the best part!

Jieyou Grocery Store

Jieyou Grocery Store

General Fiction

(japan) Keigo Higashino

149K9.74,406

After "White Night Walk", Keigo Higashino's most popular work. The work goes beyond the scope of mystery novels, but is more exciting than mystery novels. It won the Central Public Literature Award the same year it was published. There is a grocery store next to a secluded street. Just write down your worries and throw them into the letter slot at the front door of the store, and you will get the answer in the milk box behind the store the next day: Because her boyfriend is terminally ill, the young girl Jingzi is wandering between love and dreams; How will a chance encounter in life lead to a completely different life?

Masked Hotel (new Collector's Edition)

(japan) Keigo Higashino

193K0112

Three incomprehensible serial murders occurred in Tokyo. There was no trace of the suspect, and the police could only deduce from the code left at the scene that the next crime scene would be at the Cortesia Hotel in Tokyo. Kosuke Nitta, a young detective from the Investigation Section, disguised himself as a hotel employee and sneaked into the search. Cooperating with him was Naomi Yamagishi, the hotel's senior receptionist. Due to their differences in work philosophies, the two had constant conflicts. However, in the process of conflicts arising and resolving, the two gradually established a deep trust. At the same time, they are getting closer to the truth step by step.

Sleeping Mermaid House

Sleeping Mermaid House

General Fiction

(japan) Keigo Higashino

157K0

Xunzi and Hechang, a seemingly inseparable couple, decided to divorce after their daughter Ruisui's primary school interview. However, while waiting for the interview test, they received news that their daughter had accidentally drowned. Mizuho's brain was severely damaged and he was unable to breathe on his own. Xunzi and Hechang were heartbroken, but they could only face the reality. Just when they accepted the fact of their daughter's death, agreed to organ donation before the brain death was determined, and said their final goodbyes to their daughter, Mizuho's hand suddenly moved. Seeing this reaction, Xunzi insisted that her daughter was still alive. The family was about to face an uncontrollable situation and difficult choices they had never imagined...

Strange Dreams

Strange Dreams

General Fiction

(japan) Keigo Higashino

91K01

Such a cute Keigo Higashino is really rare to see! Raising cats × skiing × writing × complaining, this book is an autobiographical novel by Keigo Higashino, a work that breaks through the dimensional wall! This is Higashino's "Wonderful Cat Story"! Lazy\u002F Poisonous tongue\u002F Stubborn\u002F Cuteness\u002F Tsundere\u002F Timid... "Cat Detective" Monkichi, the character that Higashino has put the most effort into, appears! A strange dream that makes people laugh! When he woke up, Dongye's pet cat suddenly turned into a young man. One person and one cat embarked on a "wonderful journey" that made people laugh: In order to get the cat to participate in the ski competition, Higashino used all means: seducing beautiful team members, seducing with Olympic gold medals, and pouring out all the grievances of being a senior ski fan... Talking about this autobiographical novel, Keigo Higashino complained that it is easy to write novels, but it is difficult to thank yourself, so he could only write about himself in novels, and vowed never to write about himself again. Do those weird dreams have such a big impact on our lives?

No One Can Guess the Truth: Selected Works of Keigo Higashino (set of 7 Volumes in Total)

(japan) Keigo Higashino

1.1M0

"Snow Country Tribulation": Keigo Higashino's new entertainment suspense experience, no one can stop before reading it! "On behalf of the earth, I want to punish you who are the culprits of destroying the natural environment." A threatening letter filled with nonsense actually involved the entire ski resort into a bomb crisis. "Magic Fetal Movement": If you like "The Worry-Relief Grocery Store", you must read this book. When you have something you want to protect, life becomes powerful. The desolate life, the riddled destiny, the occurrence and redemption of tragedies make people sigh endlessly when reading it. "Dream Flower": No book has ever made me devote so much effort to this suspenseful masterpiece that Keigo Higashino conceived for ten years. For the first time, the creation notes are included. Sales in Japan exceeded one million copies. "Don't look for fantasy flowers! Once you pursue them, you will destroy yourself!" "Laplace's Witch": This novel transcends crime and sociality, and is concerned with the more core of society: ethics. "I wanted to destroy the novel I wrote before, so this work was born" - Keigo Higashino. "Dangerous Venus": A work that even Keigo Higashino himself cannot easily evaluate. After reading "Dangerous Venus", you will find that you have never understood Keigo Higashino before. Different from works such as "Malevolence", "Dangerous Venus" exhausts the complex side of human nature: everyone has the instinct to do good and the motivation to do evil; there is rationality and there are also irrepressible and crazy desires. "Platinum Data": After "The Devotion of Suspect X", the brain-burning masterpiece of the king of reasoning, Keigo Higashino. It has a depth worthy of repeated reflection, far beyond the scope of "mysterious novels". From one soul to another, it is self-salvation and a deep understanding of human nature. "Japanese Oscar" winner Kazuya Ninomiya starred in the original novel of the movie of the same name, and the Japanese version sold 1.7 Million copies. In the final analysis, this book is still human. Question. "The House of Sleeping Mermaid": After "The Sorrow Store", Keigo Higashino is another comforting work. It is both sad and warm. This is a story that makes us face life again. No mystery novel is as heartbreaking as this one; and no book gives us the belief in "life" like this one.

Magic Ball (2019 Version)

(japan) Keigo Higashino

118K8.19

"Magic Ball" is a touching family masterpiece by Japanese writer Keigo Higashino, which closely connects suspense stories with sincere emotions. Keigo Higashino once commented: "I am quite confident about "Money Ball", and it has also been well received. I have always hoped to bring more things to readers, such as human monologues, such as the climate of society." Due to the early death of their father, the brothers Takeshi and Yuki were raised by their mother. The family supported each other, and their life was difficult but full of warmth. The two brothers made a solemn agreement: Takeshi will focus on baseball, Yongshu will study hard, and each will work hard based on their talents to make their mother happy. When Takeshi entered his senior year of high school, he led the team to the national competition for the first time. However, at a critical moment of the game, he threw an incredible "magic ball" and the game was lost! After that, bizarre incidents happened one after another: First, Takeshi's teammates were stabbed to death, and soon Takeshi died in the woods, with his right arm cut off at shoulder level. At this moment, the sad Yongshu and his mother learned the truth about Chuixin.

Beautiful Weapon

Beautiful Weapon

General Fiction

(japan) Keigo Higashino

105K8.33

Keigo Higashino challenged the action suspense and described many thrilling fighting scenes, which are thrilling and unstoppable. In "Beautiful Weapon", he shifted his perspective to the sports world and told the tragic story of athletes caused by doping. Starting from simple case reasoning, he depicted the struggle of "human nature" and did not reveal the suspense until the last moment. Four athletes who once dominated the sports world, in order to cover up their unknown past, sneaked into the villa of Xiantang, a sports medicine expert, in an attempt to eliminate adverse evidence. Xiantang died in the conflict. In order to cover up their crimes, the four set fire to the villa. However, in the warehouse behind the villa, a mysterious woman witnessed everything through the surveillance screen. The woman is determined to take revenge for Xiantang. The four athletes were horrified when they heard the news. In fact, the real danger comes from elsewhere.

Masked Night

Masked Night

General Fiction

(japan) Keigo Higashino

191K014

This book is the fourth part of Keigo Higashino's Mask series. The first three parts are "The Night Before the Mask", "Masked Hotel" and "Masked Villa". A young woman was brutally murdered and her body was found in her home. An unknown informant letter was found to be true or false. Will the murderer show up at the masquerade? What is the purpose of the whistleblower? The residents are full of doubts and the truth is confusing. How will he and she peel off the cocoons and uncover the "mask"? The movie "Masked Hotel" adapted from the second book in the series of the same name will be released on September 4, 2020.

Detective Galileo

Detective Galileo

General Fiction

(japan) Keigo Higashino

95K7.86

Keigo Higashino said: "Writing "Detective Galileo" was a challenge I challenged myself. I asked a scientist named Yukawa Manabu to appear, but I didn't expect it to be related to the subsequent "Devotion of Suspect X."" A young man was chatting with his companions next to a motorcycle when the back of his head suddenly caught fire, instantly burning his entire head and dying on the spot; two junior high school students picked up a metal mask in the pond. Soon, a corpse was fished out from the bottom of the pond. The face of the deceased was exactly the same as the mask. When a little boy claimed to have a fever and was lying in bed, he suddenly felt his body floating in the air and flew out of the window, and saw the key clues to a murder case. Spontaneous combustion of the human body, lingering resentments, out-of-body souls... Why do they appear in the world of physicist Manabu Yukawa?

Mask Hotel

Mask Hotel

General Fiction

(japan) Keigo Higashino

173K8.330

"Masked Hotel" mainly tells the story of the serial murders that occurred in the high-end hotel "Tokyo Cortesia". Kosuke Nitta, the detective from the Metropolitan Police Department who is responsible for tracking the incident, sneaks into the hotel disguised as a waiter and explores the mystery of the serial murders with the receptionist Naomi Yamagishi. The story begins with a series of codes left at the scene of three consecutive murders in Tokyo. The investigation headquarters analyzed the codes of these three incidents and deduced that the fourth murder would occur at the "Tokyo Cortesia Hotel". In order to prevent the fourth incident from happening, several investigators were placed in the hotel to conduct search operations as waiters. One of the investigators is Detective Kosuke Nitta of the First Investigation Division. Yamagishi Naomi, the outstanding front desk receptionist appointed by the hotel to serve as Nitta Kosuke's assistant, had a disagreement with Nitta Kosuke in the early stages of the police investigation. The job of the police is to tear off the mask of the opponent, but the job of Naomi Yamagishi and the others is to protect the masks of the guests. The situation of both conflict and cooperation has brought countless unpredictable situations to the solution of the case. But as time goes by, they sometimes exchange the starting points of the waiter and the investigator, sometimes become opposed by conflicts of opinions, and experience the sad and happy stories that happen in the hotel's daily life. Slowly a deep trusting relationship formed between the two. Keigo Higashino presents the growth process of a mortal through the detective Kosuke Nitta, as well as the subtle psychological changes between people from being wary of each other to actively understanding.

Works by Keigo Higashino: the Mystery of White Horse Villa

(japan) Keigo Higashino

122K020

In order to find out the truth about her brother's death a year ago, her sister and her friends came to Mother Goose Resort in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, hoping to find clues. The former owner of the villa was a British woman. The name of each room is the title of a "Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme". There are one or two wall decorations with lyrics written in the rooms. At this time, the guests at the villa were almost the same as a year ago. Just as my sister and her friends began to think about the connection between nursery rhymes and the cause of their brother's death, one of the male guests was found to have fallen from a broken bridge...

Detective's Curse

Detective's Curse

General Fiction

(japan) Keigo Higashino

85K04

How strange! After going around for a long time, I came back to the starting point. I couldn't help but feel chills running down my spine. It's not your first time in this library, how could you get lost? A figure flashed between the bookshelves, a man in a plaid suit. There's help now! I hurriedly chased after him, but he disappeared instantly. A staircase hung down from the ceiling at some point. I climbed up and saw a girl in white standing in front of me in the darkness. "Are you Mr. Detective Tianyi?" She showed an innocent smile, "I came here to pick you up specially." Detective? I took the photo she handed me suspiciously and was speechless for a moment - the person in the photo was wearing a plaid suit and looked exactly like me.

Keigo Higashino's Classic Works (set of Three Volumes)

(japan) Keigo Higashino

499K8.23

This set includes: Platinum Data, Laplace's Witch, and the Sleeping Mermaid's House. "Platinum Data" is a brain-burning masterpiece by the king of reasoning, Keigo Higashino. "Laplace's Witch" Higashino Keigo's Laboratory of Humanity was reprinted immediately after its release in Japan. Within 5 days of its release, sales exceeded 260,000 copies! Everything seems perfect, but there is extreme malice hidden in it. The terrible thoughts coming from the depths of human nature are more frightening than poisonous drugs. "The House of the Sleeping Mermaid" is another soothing work by Keigo Higashino after "The Worry-Free Grocery Store". Both sad and warm, this is a story that makes us face life again. If there must be death in mystery novels, this book touches on perhaps the most cruel and desperate situation.