writing the latter differs from his novels, and he does not use as many characters as in his novels. Higashino's works often include scientific elements, such as nuclear power generation and brain transplantation. Sports references, such as archery and kendo, ski jumping, and snowboarding, also occur often. Suspect X inverts the classical whodunit structure, as the reader learns early on who the murderer is. Andrew Joyce writes in The Wall Street Journal that Higashino explores how "feelings of loyalty and the oppressive weight of human relations" are "catalysts for murder and dark pacts between neighbors or co-workers to dispose of bodies." Higashino claims that Japanese people prefer this format, in which the effects of characters' actions and intentions, in terms of emotions such as guilt and anguish, become clearer only towards the end of the story. While Higashino admits to liking Western writers, he feels most strongly influenced by Japanese authors such as Edogawa Rampo and Seicho Matsumoto. And "so my work naturally has that Japanese sense of old-fashioned loyalty and concern for human feeling.” With regards his Western readers, Higashino wants them "to read my work and come to understand how Japanese people think, love and hate. I want them to be impressed that there is a Japanese person who came up with such unusual stories." Works in English translation Novels Detective Galileo series The Devotion of Suspect X (original title: Yōgisha X no Kenshin), trans. Alexander O. Smith (Minotaur Books, 2011) Salvation of a Saint (original title: Seijo no Kyūsai), trans. Alexander O. Smith (Minotaur Books, 2012) A Midsummer's Equation (original title: Manatsu no Hōteishiki), trans. Alexander O. Smith (Minotaur Books, 2016) Silent Parade (original title: Chinmoku no Parēdo), (Minotaur Books, 2021) Police Detective Kaga series Malice (original title: Akui), trans. Alexander O. Smith (Minotaur Books, 2014) Newcomer (original title: Shinzanmono), trans. Giles Murray (Minotaur Books, 2018) A Death in Tokyo (original title: Kirin no tsubasa), trans. Giles Murray (Minotaur Books, 2022) Other novels Naoko (original title: Himitsu), trans. Kerim Yasar (Vertical, 2004) Journey Under the Midnight Sun (original title: Byakuyakō), trans. Alexander O. Smith (Hachette, 2015) The Name of the Game is a Kidnapping (original title: Gēmu no Na wa Yūkai), trans. Jan Mitsuko Cash (Vertical, 2017) The Miracles of the Namiya General Store (original title: Namiya Zakkaten no Kiseki), trans. Sam Bett (Yen On, 2019) Essay My Favourite Mystery: Kuroi gashū (黒い画集, The Black Art Book)