Just One More Lie
The weight of lies and human nature
May 18, 2021
Just One More Lie
Keigo Higashino
Hyundae Munhak
2009-07-27
9788972754404
Review
This work is a collection of five short stories, each dealing with an independent case, but showing various aspects of human nature manifested through the act of lying.
It is said to be the only short story collection in the
The culprits appearing in the work conceal the truth for their own desperate reasons, and build a precarious castle wall by piling another lie on top of it.
Detective Kaga finds minute cracks in this seemingly solid wall of lies and drives in a decisive wedge.
He engages in high-level psychological warfare, pressuring the culprit to eventually induce them to tell just one more lie.
The human weakness, twisted desires, noble but tragic love, and the weight of guilt revealed in this process are the core fun and themes of this work.
It is said to be the only short story collection in the
Detective Kaga series.The culprits appearing in the work conceal the truth for their own desperate reasons, and build a precarious castle wall by piling another lie on top of it.
Detective Kaga finds minute cracks in this seemingly solid wall of lies and drives in a decisive wedge.
He engages in high-level psychological warfare, pressuring the culprit to eventually induce them to tell just one more lie.
The human weakness, twisted desires, noble but tragic love, and the weight of guilt revealed in this process are the core fun and themes of this work.