When I received this book for Christmas 2 days ago, I was a little taken aback. By the picture & the title: The house in which i died in the past.
After the death of her father, Sayaka, who ill-treats her child & has tried to commit suicide before, goes to find a house in the mountains according to a map left behind by him. She hopes the house will be the key to her troubled past, as she has no memories of her childhood. In the abandoned house, the door is sealed shut & all the clocks have been stopped at the same hour. A journal belonging to a little boy is found, and from there, the mystery unravels. What tragic events happened in this house & how do they concern her?
Last night I read the first few pages out of curiosity & my god, I couldnt put it down. I read till i fell asleep from sheer fatigue last night, & I camped on the sofa today with a big blanket until i finished it.
Unfortunately I couldnt find the English title anywhere so I'm not sure it has been translated yet. Apparently Keigo Higashino is well-known in Japan for his mystery & suspense novels especially The Secret, The Devotion of Suspect X so I'm gonna buy them all tomorrow! Have not touched anything resembling classic french literature for many days & not till I finish at least the next book. But I will read it in french so i think that counts towards studying for the exam hehe.. ლ(๏‿๏)
