The Empty Cross you hold in your hand is among Higashino Keigo's most recent jobs. Guide was initial launched in Japan in 2014 and also swiftly entered the leading 5 of the best detective stories elected by Shukan Bunshun.
What if among our loved ones died because of "eliminated?" Is the capital punishment required or inefficient? Is jail time a penalty or a release from discomfort? To whom does the expected child's life belong? Also if the perpetrator's objectives are understood, also if he has already received the death penalty, will the day when all are absolutely saved? Possibly not just the relatives around the target, yet the wrongdoer's family is also just the target. After folding the last pages and being required to think about such hefty subjects as such a lightless tunnel, all you can say is: What a Higashino!