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When a man is discovered dead by poisoning in his empty home his beautiful wife, Ayane, immediately falls under suspicion. All clues point to Ayane being the logical suspect, but how could she have committed the crime when she was hundreds of miles away? As Tokyo police detective Kusanagi tries to unpick a seemingly unrelated sequence of events he finds himself falling for Ayane. When his judgement becomes dangerously clouded his assistant must call on an old friend for help; it will take a genius to unravel the most spectacular web of deceit they have ever faced...

One of the biggest-selling Japanese thrillers ever, and the inspiration for a cult film, The Devotion of Suspect X is now being discovered across the world. Its blend of a page-turning story, evocative Tokyo setting and utterly surprising ending make it a must-read for anyone interested in international fiction.

Prin povestirile ciclului Hanshichi torimonocho (Cazurile misterioase ale lui Hanshichi), publicate între anii 1917 și 1937, Kido Okamoto inaugurează genul polițist în literatura niponă. De altminteri, scriitorul este considerat un Arthur Conan Doyle al Japoniei, inventând un personaj emblematic, pe inspectorul Hanshichi, care rezolvă aparent fără efort cazurile cele mai complicate și enigmatice. La senectute, jovialul inspector rememorează nostalgic anchetele, iar relatarea întâmplărilor trecute este un prilej de evocare plină de culoare a capitalei Edo și a Japoniei din timpul shogunatului Tokugawa.