Guilt

Guilt by Keigo Higashino is a psychological crime novel about a murder case in which the prime suspect, a young man from a troubled background, has already confessed—but a journalist and a lawyer begin to doubt his guilt. As they uncover buried evidence, conflicting witness accounts, and the hidden motives of those closest to the victim, the investigation turns into a tense exploration of memory, manipulation, and the pressures that can force a false confession. Blending courtroom drama with meticulous detection and emotional depth, the novel asks how far ordinary people will go to ease their own sense of guilt and what justice really means when the truth is slippery.