Story &ものがたり& die Geschichte

I'm reading all of the Plum/Evanovich books in a row and I haven't written a review for the last few books. The main reason I haven't written is that each review of the books would start to get redundant (mainly for good reasons.) I definitely feel that "Hot Six" has more rapid laughs than the last few books and has a great balance between the characters (we learn more about the "usual suspects"..

"I really enjoyed this gothic thriller set in South Korea. The story kicks off when our protagonist meets a woman on a train and ends up assuming her identity. She soon finds herself living in a sprawling mansion, surrounded by a mysterious family and whispers of a past “incident.” Naturally, she’s also running from something herself, and there’s a constant sense of unease and fear. There’s an e..

" I've read all Lea Wait's Antique Print Mysteries and enjoyed all of them, and I feel this is Lea Wait's best book of the series. I'm a picky reader who looks, among other things, for substance, good writing skills, and a book to get me hooked before the first chapter is finished; this book had me staying up late at night, not wanting to put it down. I won't repeat character or plot details oth..

" 短編でありながらなんと言う濃密で極上のミステリサスペンス。今まで読んだ短編ミステリーの中でベスト。まるで長編を読んだかのようなトリック、謎を暴いていくパートと思いきやまた殺人が起き、幾重にも重なる登場人物の物語が重厚に押し寄せる。短いはずなのにこんなに震える内容を詰め込めるなんて。それでいて読むのが容易い..." " 偽装の夜：社長の藤次郎を自殺だと思い、３人で死体を隠したらその中に殺人犯(高明)がいた。探偵に真相を聞いた秘書の成田は、死体を隠す時に拾った藤次郎の差し歯を使い、警察に真犯人を気づかせる。 罠の中：孝三が殺され、お手伝いの玉枝が自殺した。実際は妻の道代を狙った共謀がおこなわれており、玉枝の裏切りにより孝三が殺された。 依頼人の娘：この話を少し変えたのが「夜明けの街で」妻が不倫相手と駆け落ちを邪魔され自殺した。下の娘にその真相を知られないように家族３人で、不倫相手が殺し..