{"id":40814,"date":"2016-07-07T10:12:32","date_gmt":"2016-07-07T14:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/?p=40814"},"modified":"2022-01-05T13:39:42","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T18:39:42","slug":"midsummers-equation-keigo-higashino-translated-alexander-o-smith-library-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/midsummers-equation-keigo-higashino-translated-alexander-o-smith-library-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"A Midsummer\u2019s Equation [Detective Galileo 3] by Keigo Higashino, translated by Alexander O. Smith [in Library Journal]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Midsummer'sThe third installment of Keigo Higashino’s Japan-set Detective Galileo series <\/a>(after Salvation of a Saint<\/a><\/em>) lands stateside, with plenty of didn’t-see-that-coming surprises to keep listeners entranced straight to the end. Brilliant and eccentric physicist Manabu Yukawa \u2013 called Detective Galileo because of the sharp, unexpected insights he shares with the authorities (not always willingly) \u2013 arrives at a seaside town, now mostly abandoned by fickle tourists.<\/p>\n

He’s come for a conference on underwater mining, but he’s drawn into the investigation of what seems to be the accidental death of a former police officer who was staying at the same family-run resort. With the help of a clever fifth grader who’s visiting his hotel-owner relatives for the summer, Manabu will soon uncover what fireworks, chimneys, a 15-year-old murder, a framed sea painting, an environmentalist, and a homeless former criminal all have in common to\u00a0reveal the convoluted details of yet another homicide.<\/p>\n

Despite narrator P.J. Ochlan’s inconsistent stumbling over names, Higashino’s mysterious machinations remain just as chillingly captivating aurally as on the page. For collections seeking to go more global, this or any Higashino title will prove to be worthy of acquisition.<\/p>\n

Review<\/strong>: “Audio,” Library Journal<\/em>, July 1, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n

Readers<\/strong>: Adult<\/p>\n

Published<\/strong>: 2011 (Japan), 2016 (United States)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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