In this emotional and intertwined story, Detective Kaga and his cousin, Detective Mitsumiya once again worked together on an investigation of Michiko Oshitani who was found dead by strangled in an apartment. The tenant of the apartment was a man named Mutsua Koshikawa who had a previous identity as Sunichi Watabe. He had a long-term relationship with Kaga's mother. Several days before, there was a murder of a homeless man with the same method of killing before he was burned. They tried to establish a connection between the two crimes and look from different perspectives.
The perpetrator was a damaged character who chose to hurt people in retaliation yet so understandable. While working on the hypothesis, Kaga was convinced that his mother's mysterious death sixteen years ago would put his mind at ease.
This is the fourth instalment of the Detective Saga series that can be read as standalone. For the most part, I finally get a picture of Kaga's private life. He has maintained the veracity of his past lives since childhood. He has had enough of life because he was just born that way, confronting his reticence. 5 ⭐️
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