From the blurb, this sounds like it has vibes of one of my favourite TV shows, Midnight Diner. It's set in a taxi rather than a café, but the episodic stories of Tokyo's late-night/early-morning denizens resonates. Fingers crossed 🤞
1. Forget-me-nots, primroses, gerbera, snowdrops
2. The cover of the German edition has flowers on the cover and reminds me of spring. The flowers, the colours - this cover feels like the essence of spring to me. 😊
🌸 Doing a previous #Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView 🌸
#spring #April #readinginspring #flowers
pickDetective Kaga Book 2: I was so impressed by Malice the 1st book in this series and this one I also really loved. It has a really inventive structure which lifts it out of the ordinary and made me feel like I was wandering through a hidden gem of a neighbourhood in Tokyo. I found the mystery really satisfying and the tone is warm without being saccharine. I think Higashino is one of my new favourite authors.
pickOmg I loved this book - it‘s beautifully written and the story is real yet unexpected. The AI bird on Fable (I think its name is Scout) recommended it when I searched for translated fiction set in Japan.
pickWhat I can say is, the way that the author described the setting, the places in Japan was spot-on. I can definitely imagine them vividly. What I didn‘t like was the slow pacing. Ultimately, it was a good read. During a time when the Japanese women were conservative and predictable, this book challenged societal norms.
pickLoved it—this was absolutely fantastic! The second Detective Galileo mystery, featuring a detective and his best friend who is a physics professor, was every bit as good as the first. While you know, more or less, very quickly who the culprit is, it is the investigation of the “how” that drives the narrative. A seemingly impossible crime, preconceptions, betrayals, secrets…all the ingredients come together in a very satisfying story. Excellent.
