Detective Galileo Series by Keigo Higashino, 東野圭吾

Yasuko lives a quiet life, working in a Tokyo bento shop, a good mother to her only child. But when her ex-husband appears at her door without warning one day, her comfortable world is shattered. When Detective Kusanagi of the Tokyo Police tries to piece together the events of that day, he finds himself confronted by the most puzzling, mysterious circumstances he has ever investigated. Nothing quite makes sense, and it will take a genius to understand the genius behind this particular crime...

他是偵探伽利略，天縱英才的理性象徵。但為何在揭露真相時，她在他眼中看到的，卻是「苦惱」的神情…… 過去，「湯川學」就是警方面對難解謎團時的終極解答。所以當湯川表明不願再協助辦案時，包括好友草薙在內的所有警察，都理解這是一個深思熟慮之後的決定。直到發生一起離奇的墜樓案，新進女刑警內海薰才又提起了他的名字。 一個女人從高樓陽台墜落身亡，頭部留有鈍器敲擊的痕跡，嫌疑最大的男子於被害者墜樓時卻身在一樓，不可能把她推下去。這個看似牢不可破的不在場證明能取信於警視廳裡的其他人，卻說服不了薰。女性獨特的直覺告訴她，嫌犯與死者關係匪淺，具有充分的犯案動機。但光靠她的力量，無法破解「遙控墜樓」背後的秘密…… 帶著草薙的引介、抱著揭露真相的期待，薰第一次踏入帝都大學物理學科第十三研究室求助，卻遭到湯川無情的拒絕。但薰沒有沮喪的時間，她決定效法湯川的做法，用「實驗」來驗證兇手的手法。沒想到實驗才開始沒多久，熟悉的聲音竟從後面傳來：「我雖然對你們辦案沒有興趣，但對實驗很有興趣。」 看著湯川的微笑，內海薰知道，「偵探伽利略」又回來了！

In 2011, The Devotion of Suspect X was a hit with critics and readers alike. The first major English language publication from the most popular bestselling writer in Japan, it was acclaimed as “stunning,” “brilliant,” and “ingenious.” Now physics professor Manabu Yukawa—Detective Galileo—returns in a new case of impossible murder, where instincts clash with facts and theory with reality.Yoshitaka, who was about to leave his marriage and his wife, is poisoned by arsenic-laced coffee and dies... moreIn 2011, The Devotion of Suspect X was a hit with critics and readers alike. The first major English language publication from the most popular bestselling writer in Japan, it was acclaimed as “stunning,” “brilliant,” and “ingenious.” Now physics professor Manabu Yukawa—Detective Galileo—returns in a new case of impossible murder, where instincts clash with facts and theory with reality.Yoshitaka, who was about to leave his marriage and his wife, is poisoned by arsenic-laced coffee and dies. His wife, Ayane, is the logical suspect—except that she was hundreds of miles away when he was murdered. The lead detective, Tokyo Police Detective Kusanagi, is immediately smitten with her and refuses to believe that she could have had anything to do with the crime. His assistant, Kaoru Utsumi, however, is convinced Ayane is guilty. While Utsumi’s instincts tell her one thing, the facts of the case are another matter. So she does what her boss has done for years when stymied—she calls upon Professor Manabu Yukawa.But even the brilliant mind of Dr. Yukawa has trouble with this one, and he must somehow find a way to solve an impossible murder and capture a very real, very deadly murderer.Salvation for a Saint is Keigo Higashino at his mind-bending best, pitting emotion against fact in a beautifully plotted crime novel filled with twists and reverses that will astonish and surprise even the most attentive and jaded of readers. less

Manabu Yukawa, the physicist known as "Detective Galileo," has traveled to Hari Cove, a once-popular summer resort town that has fallen on hard times. He is there to speak at a conference on a planned underwater mining operation, which has sharply divided the town. One faction is against the proposed operation, concerned about the environmental impact on the area, known for its pristine waters... moreManabu Yukawa, the physicist known as "Detective Galileo," has traveled to Hari Cove, a once-popular summer resort town that has fallen on hard times. He is there to speak at a conference on a planned underwater mining operation, which has sharply divided the town. One faction is against the proposed operation, concerned about the environmental impact on the area, known for its pristine waters. The other faction, seeing no future in the town as it is, believes its only hope lies in the development project.The night after the tense panel discussion, one of the resort's guests is found dead on the seashore at the base of the local cliffs. The local police at first believe it was a simple accident-that he wandered over the edge while walking on unfamiliar territory in the middle of the night. But when they discover that the victim was a former policeman and that the cause of death was carbon monoxide poisoning, they begin to suspect he was murdered, and his body tossed off the cliff to misdirect the police.As the police try to uncover where Tsukahara was killed and why, Yukawa finds himself enmeshed in yet another confounding case of murder. In a series of twists as complex and surprising as any in Higashino's brilliant, critically acclaimed work, Galileo uncovers the hidden relationship behind the tragic events that led to this murder. less

ดูเหมือน คุซานางิ ชุนเป จะได้ชื่อว่าเป็น ผู้เชี่ยวชาญคดีพิศวง ไปเสียแล้วและต่อให้เขาพยายามหลีกหนีคดียุ่งยากเหล่านั้นเพียงใด แต่ท้ายสุดก็ต้องจำใจยอมรับอยู่เสมอ แถมคดีคราวนี้ก็ยังเต็มไปด้วยเงื่อนงำแปลกๆ ที่จับต้นชนปลายไม่ถูก ไม่ว่าจะเป็นพลังจิต ตาทิพย์ เทเลพาธี ฯลฯ ร้อนไปถึง ยุกาว่า มานาบุ เพื่อนของเขาที่ต้องคอยออกโรงช่วยทั้งแบบเต็มใจและไม่เต็มใจแต่คดีคราวนี้ดูจะไม่เกี่ยวกับฟิสิกส์เอาเสียเลย แล้วพวกเขาสองคนจะรับมืออย่างไรกัน ?