Book: Silent Parade
Author: Keigo Higashino
Translated by: Giles Murray
Year: 2018
Pages: 344
ISBN: 978 -1-4087-1497
"This novel is set in west Tokyo in Kikuno.
The family runs a local restaurant and has two
daughters but one disappears suddenly while pursuing her dream of singing.
The suspect for her disappearance is well known
to the police for a past unsolved crime.
Detectives find themselves at a loss of what to
do but Professor Yukawa slowly and masterfully tries to piece together the
scene.
We learn about piano training in adolescence,
that Japan still has a death penalty, address changes are registered at the
local ward office, as is the head of the household, no privacy at hoe as
everyone knows your business whether you want them to or not, superstition’s of
getting rid of evil by throwing salt, why men and women click their tongue, the
role, and impact of mother in-laws in a traditional Japanese marriage, food such
as kaki fry, isshoubin sake battles and takiawase (Professor Yukawa’s favourite
dish).
Higashino has a great storytelling method
which will leave you hooked until the last page."
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