Jump to ratings and reviews
Rate this book

Naniwa Detective Boys #2

再見了, 忍老師

Rate this book
“시노부 선생님이 돌아왔다!”
베스트셀러 『오사카 소년 탐정단』 그다음 이야기

미스터리의 제왕 히가시노 게이고가 자신의 추억 어린 고향 오사카를 무대로 한 편의 미스터리 활극을 펼쳤던 베스트셀러 『오사카 소년 탐정단』. 그 히로인 다케우치 시노부가 돌아왔다.
오사카 오지(大路)초등학교 교사 시노부 선생은 동글동글한 얼굴형의 미인. 하지만 학창시절 소프트볼 팀의 투수 겸 4번 타자로 활약했을 정도로 ‘말도 빠르고 손도 빠른’, 한마디로 얌전한 것과는 거리가 먼 말괄량이. 궁금한 것과 불의를 보면 참지 못해 주변에서 벌어지는 의문의 사건들을 악동 제자들과 좌충우돌하며 ‘무능한’ 형사들보다 한발 앞서 해결해 낸다. 그녀의 이러한 성격은 『오사카 소년 탐정단』의 작품 해설에서 소설가 미야베 미유키가 말했듯이 말쑥한 도쿄와는 ‘도시의 기개가 차원이 다른’ 오사카 사람의 전형이다. 맛있는 음식에 약해, 잘 나가다가도 항상 먹는 것에 낚여 곁길로 새는 그녀지만 결국은 특유의 돌파력으로 위기를 극복한다.

『시노부 선생님, 안녕!』은 주인공 시노부 선생이 파견 유학 형식으로 대학에 진학하면서 아쉽게 끝난 소설『오사카 소년 탐정단』의 감동을 잊지 못한 독자들이 작가 히가시노 게이고에게 후속편을 써 달라고 요청한 끝에 탄생한 작품이다.

272 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1993

1 person is currently reading
17 people want to read

About the author

Keigo Higashino

193 books8,238 followers
Associated Names:
* Keigo Higashino
* 東野 圭吾 (Japanese)
* 東野圭吾 (Traditional Chinese)
* ฮิงาชิโนะ เคโงะ (Thai)


Keigo Higashino (東野 圭吾) is one of the most popular and biggest selling fiction authors in Japan—as well known as James Patterson, Dean Koontz or Tom Clancy are in the USA.

Born in Osaka, he started writing novels while still working as an engineer at Nippon Denso Co. (presently DENSO). He won the Edogawa Rampo Prize, which is awarded annually to the finest mystery work, in 1985 for the novel Hōkago (After School) at age 27. Subsequently, he quit his job and started a career as a writer in Tokyo.

In 1999, he won the Mystery Writers of Japan Inc award for the novel Himitsu (The Secret), which was translated into English by Kerim Yasar and published by Vertical under the title of Naoko in 2004. In 2006, he won the 134th Naoki Prize for Yōgisha X no Kenshin. His novels had been nominated five times before winning with this novel.

The Devotion of Suspect X was the second highest selling book in all of Japan— fiction or nonfiction—the year it was published, with over 800,000 copies sold. It won the prestigious Naoki Prize for Best Novel— the Japanese equivalent of the National Book Award and the Man Booker Prize. Made into a motion picture in Japan, The Devotion of Suspect X spent 4 weeks at the top of the box office and was the third highest‐grossing film of the year.

Higashino’s novels have more movie and TV series adaptations than Tom Clancy or Robert Ludlum, and as many as Michael Crichton.

Ratings & Reviews

What do you think?
Rate this book

Friends & Following

Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!

Community Reviews

5 stars
4 (8%)
4 stars
16 (35%)
3 stars
22 (48%)
2 stars
2 (4%)
1 star
1 (2%)
Displaying 1 of 1 review
Profile Image for Sun.
11 reviews2 followers
March 27, 2018
not so good as the first one
Displaying 1 of 1 review

Can't find what you're looking for?

Get help and learn more about the design.