He's the high priest of plot ... deftly woven, but also beautifully written ... I loved it'Mel Giedroyc Umiko Wada, PA detektif Kodaka. Suaminya mati selepas 12 tahun koma dek serangan gas sarin di Tokyo. Menerima tugas bahaya, Wada terima panggilan bosnya mati dilanggar lari. Dia segera terbang London untuk mencari jawapan, atau melarikan diri? Siapa kawan, siapa lawan? Missing people, murders, Sarin gas, military establishments, a private detective agency in a story set in England, Iceland and Japan. However, the product of this was a meandering story with stretched reality where people engage in criminal activity or try to hide/run away and yet no active police investigations along with a finale that was lame. Robert Goddard has written another intelligent and stylish thriller with a smart and complex plot and a unique character you can’t fail to cheer for.

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Southern, Keiran (15 March 2021). "Celebrity line-up announced for BBC's Between The Covers reading series". Belfasttelegraph. One of the best authors in the business . . . another intriguing and sophisticated plot, with stylish prose and dialogue.’ That is, until her boss takes on a new case. A case which turns out to be dangerous enough to get him killed. A case which means Wada will have to leave Japan for the first time and travel to London. He's the high priest of plot ... deftly woven, but also beautifully written ... I loved it' Mel Giedroyc The Vanishing Half is an utterly mesmerising novel. It seduces with its literary flair, surprises with its breath-taking plot twists, delights with its psychological insights, and challenges us to consider the corrupting consequences of racism on different communities and individual lives. I absolutely loved this book.” Bernardine Evaristo, winner of the Booker Prize

Umiko Wada has recently had enough excitment in her life. With her husband recently murdered and a mother who seems to want her married again before his body is cold, she just wants to keep her head down. As a secretary to a private detective, her life is pleasingly uncomplicated.That is , until her boss takes on a new case. A case which is dangerous enough to get him killed. Now Wada will have to leave Japan for the first time and travel to London. I have had other Robert Goddard books on my e-shelves since but never actually got around to them. Things will change now. There is something in the way that, what I shall call a 'good' ( for want of a better adjective) author starts to write a story. It doesnt have to be dramatic but it draws you in and makes you feel welcome and you just know that you are going to enjoy the experience. Note: My thanks to NetGalley and Random House, UK for providing me with a free electronic copy of this book for review purposes. Umiko Wada never set out to be a private detective, let alone become the one-woman operation behind the Kodaka Detective Agency. But so it has turned out, thanks to the death of her former boss, Kazuto Kodaka, in mysterious circumstances.Thank you very much to the publishers Random House UK, Transworld Publishers and to Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book for an honest opinion. When Umiko Wada's private detective boss takes on a new case exploring the suspicious circumstances around someone's supposed suicide 40 years ago, Wada finds herself in England, catapulted into the middle of a mystery that is bigger than it first appeared.