The Silent Parade is the latest translated work from Keigo Higashino (fave!!!) and sets the stage for a tragic murder mystery pocketed deep beneath the festivities of Japan. Buddy read this with my partner, and we're both pleasantly surprised and (a little) disappointed with this new installation of Detective Galileo's murder mysteries.

Two murders separated by a decade. The same detectives trying and failing to indict the murderer. And one killer found dead after escaping the trials.

What I love about the Silent Parade is how it aptly displays the gravity of filial ties in Japan, and how it largely extends into the community; sometimes to a fault. You can see it play out in the small local restaurant of Namiki-ya that takes center stage, as one of the daughters of the owners is found dead. The once comforting warmth of the miso soup turns cold not only for the family but for the regulars as well. It does take a village to raise a child literally in this story, and it also takes a village to avenge her death.

In the Silent Parade, fans of Higashino will love the little reference to The Devotion of Suspect X and how you can aptly see it in Detective Galileo's different attitude. My only qualms for this is that some parts can be trimmed down and the plotting can be more cohesive if some chapters were just merged.

Nevertheless, this was an intriguing and enjoyable read! It definitely hooks you on the first chapter, and you would really be on your toes just trying to reconstruct every possible answer to this mystery until Yukawa draws the noren curtain for us all.