An interesting take on the revenge thriller novel. Part 1's focus on the character of Ichiro Honda is balanced by Part 2's focus on the lawyers handling his case, the intrepid Shinji and his enigmatic boss Hatanaka. There are moments of parallel in the two parts - the way the main characters get dressed in the morning is a nice contrast and insight into their characters. Indeed, there is a theme of mirroring, of copying, but with distortions and imbalances, throughout the book. This seems a classic 'set up who the murderer is from page 1 and see how they are brought to justice'..... But I will leave it up to you to find out how it goes!! I would give it 3.5 stars but I can't, so 3 will have to do. But a really enjoyable read, definitely. ( )