As for my quest to see if the movie is based on the book, I cannot provide a solid answer. I would highly recommend The Devotion of Suspect X. It is a well rounded murder story that I finished it in one sitting and immensely enjoyed it as well. The characters are bonded by faith and deception, which makes this an engrossing read. I loved the fact that there is emotion as well as an unfurling mystery in the book. With two equally intelligent brains on either side of the game, the reader gets sucked into the maze that Higashino creates. What makes the book stand out is the fact that you know from the first chapter who the murderer is. It does leave you glued to the book in a very different way – Ishigami tries to cover up the truth in ‘logical ways’ that one is left wondering about how the case can be solved throughout the book. The atmosphere is tense throughout, yet this is not a read that gives you the thrills of a murder mystery. The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino Until many versions of the truth, each unflawed, begin to surface. When Tigoshi is rumoured to be murdered, Yasuko becomes the prime suspect. He is an introvert and does not socialize with others,but buys his lunch every day from the place Yasuko works at. Her neighbour, the gentle soft spoken Maths teacher, Ishigami, has a soft spot for Yasuko. One day her ex husband, Tigoshi, barges into her life again. Yasuko lives a quiet life as a single mom with her daughter Misato. I wanted to find the truth by myself and picked up the book. As each remake came out, I became curious about the novel many film watchers alleged that the movie is based on. Later I watched the Tamil version of the movie, which was good and thankfully didn’t watch the Hindi version, Drishya, which was a horrible re-make.

The movie was brilliant but there were allegations that the story was inspired by The Devotion of Suspect X, which were repeatedly denied by the director Jeethu Joseph. I came to know about by Keigo Higashino when I watched the Malayalam movie Drishyamfew years ago. If the truth is proved to be wrong, does it mean it will cease to exist? A single mom and her child are under the radar because of a murder.

The devotion of suspect