"We Begin at the End" by Chris Whitaker
Published by Hayakawa Publishing (2022/8/17)
Gold Dagger Award Winner
No. 1 in Kono Mystery ga Sugoi!
No. 1 in Shukan Bunshun Mystery Best 10
No. 1 in Mystery ga Yomitai!
Story
Duchess, a self-proclaimed outlaw girl, and Walk, a police chief trapped by his past. Vincent, the perpetrator of a past incident, returns to their town. His return disrupts the temporary peace and drags Duchess and Walk into the fray. And then, a new tragedy occurs...
As you read, you will find yourself making mistakes over and over again.
Suspecting people based on their appearance, or judging them by a single action.
The perspective changes completely when the narrator changes.
Love saves an acquaintance, and love hurts a stranger.
Were the people who died really people who deserved to die?
Did the people who committed murder really want to commit murder?
Perhaps misunderstandings just bred more misunderstandings, throwing the gears out of alignment, and perhaps no one actually did anything that required them to die.
I thought that this might be the true nature of some people who end up committing murder.It's not murder, but this happens in everyday life too, with people hating and distorting each other.
But, could it actually just be a misunderstanding?
Being misunderstood by someone because of a fact you want to hide, or being cornered into doing something you didn't want to do.Judging others based on assumptions, or doing something on a whim that you end up regretting later.
A book to reread when others start to look like enemies.