the devotion of suspect x is a novel by
keigo higashino. tw: murder and suicide.
‘ i’m sorry, but i can’t think of anything. ’
‘ this is rather important, so please be honest. ’
- ‘ it’s a waste of time. ’
‘ now that’s unusual. ’
- ‘ look, what i’m more worried about is you. ’
- ‘ rest up. i’ll call. ’
- ‘ please keep them safe. ’
‘ take it and leave. ’
‘ anything to report today? ’
‘ you scare me sometimes, you know. ’
‘ don’t go blaming the rules of the game. ’
‘ wait, are you really angry? ’
‘ i’ve got a lot to do, so if you have a really good reason for coming here, out with it. ’
- ‘ it pains me to have to tell you these things. ’
‘ you burned your clothes? ’
‘ just follow my instructions and everything will be all right. ’
‘ do you remember anything? ’
‘ my brain is nowhere near awake enough to understand whatever you just said. ’
‘ what are you doing here? oh, and before you say it, ‘ i was eating ice cream ’ isn’t an acceptable answer. ’
‘ i just wasn’t feeling well, so i slept in. ’
- ‘ i don’t blame you at all. ’
‘ hey, if you won’t let me in i’ll just wait here. ’
‘ he’s dead. i killed him. ’
- ‘ why are you here? go away. ’
‘ and even after it all started, i helped. i killed him, too. ’
‘ well, i have a few more things to take care of here. ’
- ‘ what do you care if i do a little poking around myself? ’
‘ just know that they’ll be keeping a close watch on us, so be ready for that. ’
‘ don’t you dare. ’
‘ out of my way! ’
- ‘ do you have any family? ’
- ‘ is that your smoking gun that links me to this case? ’
- ‘ it seems to me that you have two options hide the fact that anything happened, or hide the fact that you had anything to do with it. ’
- ‘ and unless some new facts come to life, i don’t see this investigation going in a different direction. ’
‘ it doesn’t matter. i don’t want to talk to you. ’
- ‘ however, there is a chance that this was an attempted suicide. ’
‘ where are you going now? ’
‘ the murder took place on the night of the tenth. ’
‘ have a listen. ’
‘ don’t think i can promise that. ’
‘ are you telling me you thought of all of that right there on the spot? ’
‘ the evidence is plain to see. ’
‘ i’ll call the police. ’
- ‘ there was a picture, too. ’
‘ i take it this comes as a surprise? ’
‘ stop talking in riddles. ’
- ‘ i don’t much believe it myself. i’m just saying it’s one of several possibilities. ’
- ‘ what did you expect? ’
‘ nothing sad about it. ’
* the devotion of suspect x starters
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