Bibliograph

The devotion of suspect X, by Keigo Higashino ; translated by Alexander O. Smith with Elye J. Alexander

Type

Label

The devotion of suspect X, by Keigo Higashino ; translated by Alexander O. Smith with Elye J. Alexander

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The devotion of suspect X

Medium

text large print

Oclc number

696605141

Responsibility statement

by Keigo Higashino ; translated by Alexander O. Smith with Elye J. Alexander

Series statement

Detective Galileo mystery, 1

Summary

Yasuko Hanaoka is a divorced, single mother who thought she had finally escaped her abusive ex-husband Togashi. When he shows up one day to extort money from her, threatening both her and her teenaged daughter Misato, the situation quickly escalates into violence and Togashi ends up dead on her apartment floorIshigami is a lonely Japanese math teacher infatuated with his next-door neighbor Yasuko, a lovely woman who has killed her deadbeat ex-husband to protect her daughter. Not only does Ishigami help her dispose of the body, he also devises a clever cover story for her when the police begin to investigate. But problems build as the involvement of an old colleague threatens to destabilize both Ishigami's ability to counter every police move and his plans for himself and Yasuko, who begins to break down -- and pull away. -- Description by Shauna Griffin

Target audience

adult

Classification