Guilt by Keigo Higashino (epub)(Fiction)
Author: Keigo Higashino; Narrator: Tim Lounibos
Full Title: Guilt
Release Year: 2026
Page Count: 416 Pages
Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Crime Fiction, Police Procedural

In Keigo Higashino's 'Guilt', Homicide Detective Godai of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department is tasked with investigating the murder of Kensuke Shiraishi, a lawyer whose body is discovered on a Central Tokyo riverbank. His investigation quickly leads him to Tatsuro Kuraki, a 63-year-old retiree who initially claims limited contact with the victim. Surprisingly, Kuraki not only confesses to Shiraishi's murder but also implicates himself in another unsolved murder from three decades prior, for which a different man had been arrested and died in custody. While this confession appears to neatly resolve two cold cases, Detective Godai harbors deep suspicions, finding Kuraki's account and motives unconvincing. He is not alone in his doubts; both Kuraki's son and Shiraishi's daughter also dispute the validity of the confession. As Godai delves deeper, he uncovers a complex and murky relationship between the two murders, challenging conventional notions of good, evil, guilt, and redemption. The novel masterfully explores the intricate connections and profound aftereffects of crime on victims, perpetrators, and those left in their wake, promising a twisting narrative that will surprise and astonish.