Book Review: Salvation of a Saint by Keigo Higashino

'Salvation of a Saint' sees Higashino at his competent best. As is the norm with Higashino, you know who committed the murder pretty much as soon as the book starts but with every turn of the investigation, the crime continues to be impossible to commit. There is a forbidden pleasure in rooting for the criminal which matched with the unusual overturned plot structure which makes Higashino's books one of a kind. I finished the book in three sittings and found it impossible to put it down.

On par with 'Devotion of Suspect X'. I was blown away by the climax - it was entirely unimaginable.

Book Review: Malice by Keigo Higashino

'Malice' is one of Higashino's earlier books, before he became a global sensation with Suspect X. I am in the middle of a Higashino binge (finished and loved 'Salvation of a Saint' before 'Malice') and so far, he hasn't disappointed.

'Malice' sees Higashino use the unreliable narrator tool that is always so effective. The final act was a bit of a stretch for Higashino's detective to have stumbled upon with a very small clue; even so, the author remained true to his billing.

'Malice' isn't Higashino at his best. But standalone, deserves to be read anyway.

State with most burnt vehicles to get more Cauvery water: SC

Satire... 

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today ruled that the state that would burn more vehicles would get more cusecs of Cauvery water. A one judge bench of the Supreme Court ruled that since both states had already invested significant resources in destroying resources, it would now consider this only while making its final decision.

“Instead of relying on committees and subcommittees and surveyors for farmland and reservoir levels, we now believe that a count of burnt vehicles would serve as a better benchmark for how much water each side requires,” the Supreme Court said today in its judgment.

So far Karnataka leads the burnt vehicle count with 105 vehicles burnt to Tamil Nadu’s 3.

“They should also take into account the number of establishments damaged”, an agitated Tamil protestor said. “We have not been able to burn as many buses and trucks as Kannadigas but we are neck to neck on shops or offices destroyed.”

Both sides planned to burn more buses to protest against the order.

http://my.fakingnews.firstpost.com/politics/state-burnt-vehicles-get-cauvery-water-sc-28136