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Masquerade Hotel #3

Khách sạn mặt nạ: Đêm trước lễ hội hóa trang

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Yamagishi Naomi được điều đến đào tạo lễ tân cho khách sạn Cortesia Osaka mới khai trương, cô luôn có thói quen chú ý đến tấm mặt nạ của một vài vị khách. Trong khi đó, Nitta Kousuke đang điều tra một người đàn ông liên quan đến vụ án giết người xảy ra ở Tokyo, kẻ tuyên bố đã đến Osaka vào đêm xảy ra vụ án, nhưng nhất định không nói tên khách sạn. Điều gì buộc anh ta giữ kín ngay cả khi bị tình nghi giết người? Nếu công việc của Naomi là bảo vệ mặt nạ của khách hàng, thì nhiệm vụ của Nitta là lột bỏ mặt nạ của tội phạm. Khách sạn mặt nạ – Đêm trước lễ hội hóa trang là những câu chuyện thú vị được kể trước thời điểm hai con người ấy gặp nhau.

310 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2017

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Keigo Higashino

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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.

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3.5 ปัดขึ้น

อีกนิดจะไม่ใช่สืบสวนสอบสวนแต่เป็น cozy mystery ละนะ

ด้วยความที่เล่มนี้เป็นซีรีย์ยาวต่อเนื่อง(และเล่มถัดไปก็มีต่อ! ไอจะเครซี่) และเราชอบซีรีย์ยาวของเคโงะมากกกก (ยกเว้นคางะ แกก็บอกไปเลยว่าชอบแค่ยูกาว่า) ซีรีย์นี้ก็เช่นกัน เราชอบตัวละครนาโอมิมาก ส่วนคุณตำรวจนิตตะ (ที่แสดงโดยทาคุยะ - ไม่แก่ไปเรอะ) ก็ดี เรียกได้ว่าเป็นตำรวจแบบ flexๆ ซึ่งเราชอบตัวละครหลักเป็นทุนเดิมอยู่แล้ว การอ่านเล่มนี้เลยจอยมากเพราะมีความคิดถึงตัวละครเป็นทุนเดิม แต่จริงๆ แม้ตัวเล่มจะบอกว่า ไม่ต้องอ่านเรียงก็ได้ (ซึ่งก็ได้จริงๆ) แต่เราว่า อ่านเรียงไงก็สนุกกว่า เพราะมันค่อยๆ ทำความรู้จักตัวละครไป เล่มนี้ความสัมพันธ์ตัวละครมันแน่นไปเกินกว่าจะอ่านแล้วจะไม่สงสัยอะ

กลับมาที่ตัวคดี รอบนี้นาโอมิขยับตำแหน่งมาเป็นคอนเซียส ซึ่งปัญหาล้านแปด ไม่นับกับคดีที่ไม่ค่อยหวือหวาเท่าไร รูปคดีคือ มีสาวตายในห้องพัก มีบุคคลปริศนาแจ้งเบาะแสว่าจะก่อเหตุครั้งถัดไปที่โรงแรม ตำรวจเลยต้องมาสแตนบายรอที่โรงแรม คราวนี้นิตตะแทบไม่ได้ออกโรงไขคดี เพราะฝั่งนาโอมิต้องตามแก้ปัญหาล้านแปดของลูกค้า ซึ่งเราก็จะแบบ คนร้ายจะมากี่โมง 5555555555555 คือมันกลายเป็นว่าเราต้องตามหาคำใบ้ว่าสิ่งที่เคโงะเขียนมาทั้งหมดมันจะมาผูกกันเป็นคดีที่ตามหาคนร้ายได้ยงไปพร้อมๆ กับนิตตะ แล้วยังได้เห็นความเก่งกาจของนาโอมิในฐานะพนักงานโรงแรมด้วย พอแก้ปัญหาลูกค้าคนนี้จบ คนนี้ก็ตามมาอีก เราเลยแบบ นี่มัน cozy mystery อ่อ แต่สุดท้ายเคโงะก็เขียนให้มันมาผูกกันได้แบบ เอ้า เออๆ เค

โดยรวมแล้ว ถ้าถามว่าอ่านเล่มนี้เป็นเล่มแรกได้มั้ย คำตอบคือได้ แล้วแต่จ้า แต่เราว่ามันไม่สนุกอะถ้าจะอ่านเป็นเล่มเดี่ยว 5555555 เลือกเอาจะอ่านตั้งแต่เล่มแรกหรือไม่อ่านเลย
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มีสายนิรนามโทรแจ้งแบะแสกับตำรวจว่ามีหญิงสาวเสียชีวิตอยู่ในอะพาร์ตเมนต์แห่งหนึ่ง

หลังจากนั้นก็ได้รับเบาะแสเพิ่มเติมว่าผู้ร้ายจะก่อเหตุอีกครั้งในคืนวันสิ้นปี ทางตำรวจจึงเข้าแฝงตัวในโรงแรมหรูที่คาดว่าจะเป็นที่เกิดเหตุ

และนี่คืออีกครั้งที่นิตตะ โคสุเกะ นายตำรวจหนุ่มไฟแรง จะได้ร่วมมือกับยามางิชิ นาโอมิ พนักงานโรงแรมสาว เพื่อสืบหาผู้ที่แฝงตัวอยู่ในงานปาร์ตี้หน้ากากแฟนซีให้ได้ก่อนที่จะเกิดเหตุร้ายขึ้น

ตัวละครเยอะอีกแล้ว ด้วยความที่ฉากเป็นโรงแรม เลยทำให้มีคนร้อยพ่อพันแม่เข้ามาร่วมซีน ทั้งพนักงานและแขกของโรงแรม

ลำพังพนักงานไม่เท่าไหร่ มายากตรงตัวลูกค้านี่แหละ ที่นอกจากจะมีจำนวนมากมายแล้ว ความสัมพันธ์ยังยุ่งเหยิง อิรุงตุงนังไปหมด

ในขณะดำเนินเรื่องผู้เขียนได้หย่อนเบาะแสจริงบ้าง หลอกบ้างไว้ให้เป็นระยะ แล้วแต่ว่าใครจะเก็บได้แล้วเอาไปเดาหาตัวผู้ร้ายกันเอาเอง แต่เอาจริงๆ นะ เดาไปก็เท่านั้น เพราะเฉลยมานี่เหนือความคาดหมายมาก

เรื่องตอนแรกเน้นไปที่การทำงานของผู้ให้บริการในโรงแรม ที่มีความละเอียด รอบคอบ และเอาใจใส่ลูกค้าทุกคนเป็นอย่างดี ส่วนช่วงท้ายเป็นพาร์ทการดำเนินคดีของเจ้าหน้าที่ตำรวจ ที่มีการเฉลยทริก เหตุจูงใจ ฯลฯ กันเป็นตับเหมือนอัดอั้นมานาน

พิกัดต่อไปใครเป็นศพ? ถือได้ว่าเป็นผลงานดีอีกหนึ่งชุด ที่แฟนคลับของอ.เคโงะ ไม่ควรพลาด

Goodreads ให้ 3.8 เราให้ 4.3
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ซีรีส์ ‘พิกัดต่อไปใครเป็นศพ‘ เล่มสามกลับมาให้หายคิดถึงแบบจุก ๆ ห้าร้อยกว่าหน้าไปเลยจ้าาาา

ชอบซีรีส์นี้อยู่แล้ว เพราะได้รู้เรื่องการทำงานของพนักงานโรงแรมและการสังเกตลูกค้าอย่างละเอียดแบบคาดไม่ถึง
ใครทำอาชีพอะไร ใครกิ๊กกะใครคือรู้หมด

เล่มนี้ก็ยังเป็นการสืบคดีฆาตกรรม มีตำรวจตัวหลักคือ ‘นิตตะ‘ พนักงานโรงแรมคือ ’นาโอมิ‘ เช่นเคย จะจิ้นคู่นี้ก็จิ้นไม่ค่อยขึ้น มีแต่โมเมนต์ตึงเครียด

อาจารย์เคโงะเขียนมายืดยาว อ่านไปสี่ร้อยกว่าหน้ากว่าจะเฉลย พอตอนเฉลยคนร้ายตัดจบรวดเร็วเชียว

อ่านจบก็อิ่มซีรีส์นี้ไปพักใหญ่ 😅😅
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January 11, 2022
Quyển này lẽ ra được đọc trước quyển “Khách sạn mặt nạ” còn lại vì những chi tiết cuối truyện liên quan chặt chẽ đến phần kia. Nhưng cũng nên đọc sau để những phán đoán thêm phần thú vị. Nói tóm lại, theo thứ tự thì đây là quyển 1 nhưng để cảm hứng đọc không bị ngắt mạch thì đọc quyển 2 trước. Kiểu gì thì đó cũng là những vụ án độc lập.

Một lần nữa, ta gặp lại Yamagishi Naomi và Nitta nhưng ở đây họ riêng rẽ về công việc và vai trò trong các vụ án từ Tokyo đến Osaka. Có vẻ như một quản lý lễ tân phải là người có con mắt quan sát tinh tường, khả năng ghi nhớ ưu việt để có thể trợ giúp khách trọ khi họ cần và cũng để kịp phản ứng khi xảy ra những sự cố không may. Những tố chất ấy khá tương đồng với những yêu cầu căn bản của ngành điều tra tội phạm. Keigo rất sáng tạo khi tận dụng triệt để mọi ngóc ngách của một nghề nào đó kết hợp với điều tra vụ án. Mà nghề khách sạn thì quá nhiều chất liệu để khai thác.

“Mặt nạ” - ý ẩn dụ rất thú vị nhằm ám chỉ tính hai mặt của con người. Hầu như chúng ta đều mang phần mặt nạ và diễn xuất với nó khi ở bên ngoài, có người mang cả vài ba lớp, ta chỉ thật sự “mộc” khi được ở một mình. Tại khách sạn, yếu tố mặt nạ còn được đẩy lên cao hơn và nhân viên khách sạn là người có khả năng bảo vệ hoặc tháo gỡ những chiếc mặt nạ ấy. Tôn trọng gìn giữ hình ảnh cho khách trọ hoặc lật tẩy họ. Có đoạn Keigo còn nhấn mạnh việc một cô gái với gương mặt được trang điểm cho ra vẻ mộc nhưng vẫn chưa phải mộc. Con người còn phức tạp như vậy huống hồ một vụ án.

Có hai vụ án trong sách nhưng không mấy cuốn hút và thiếu yếu tố bất ngờ. Những cuộc tra khảo cũng không mấy sắc bén, giống như kiểu đang tập khởi động cho có sức trước khi bơi vào quyển 2 . Ở tập này, vai trò của Naomi nổi bật hơn hẳn. Điều đó minh chứng một điều là Keigo hết sức ưu ái các nhân vật nữ trong hầu hết tác phẩm của ông: từ bé gái đến thiếu nữ hay bà lão, kẻ sát nhân hoặc một người nổi tiếng, người sắc sảo trí tuệ…Tất cả các nữ nhân vật ấy góp phần khắc họa một góc rất khác của xã hội Nhật Bản và sự thay đổi của bình đẳng giới.

Nói chung, sách hơi thiếu tập trung vào án mạng, yếu tố các mối quan hệ trong đời sống có vẻ chủ đạo hơn.
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★★★ เหมือนอ่านโคนัน 5555

เป็นเล่ม 3 ในซีรีส์ (เพิ่งรู้ตอนอ่านนี่แหละ) เอาจริงคือไม่รู้อะไรเลยเกี่ยวกับเล่มนี้ แต่ความไม่รู้ก็ไม่ได้ทำให้อรรถรสในการอ่านมันน้อยลงหรืออะไรนะ เป็นนิยายสืบสวนฆาตกรรมที่คนตายน้อยมาก และออกจะหนักไปทางการยุ่งเรื่องชาวบ้านผ่านวิถีของคนทำงานบริการ จะว่าเป็น slice of life ของพนักงานโรงแรมก็ได้มั้ง 🤔

พบศพหญิงสาวในอพาร์ตเม้นท์แห่งหนึ่ง โดนจัดฉากให้ไฟดูดตาย ระหว่างที่ตำรวจมืดแปดด้าน ก็มีเบาะแสนิรนามส่งมาบอกว่า ฆาตกรจะเข้าร่วมงาน masquerade night หรือปาร์ตี้แฟนซีสวมหน้ากาก ที่โรงแรมคอร์เทเชียโตเกียวในวันสิ้นปี นักสืบนิตตะเลยต้องมารับบทเป็นพนักงานโรงแรมจำเป็นเพื่อจับจัวคนร���ายให้จงได้!

ฟีลเหมือนโคนัน เดอะมุฟวี่ เลยมะ 555555

นาโอมิ นางเอก(?)ของเล่มนี้เป็นคองเซียร์จ คอยให้บริการลูกค้า ไม่ว่าลูกค้าขออะไรก็จะทำให้สำเร็จให้ได้ ไม่มีคำว่าเป็นไปไม่ได้ (นางทาส 2024 ก็ยุ่นอีกแหละ สุโกคุกัมบัตตะ) เรื่องราวส่วนใหญ่เลยจะไปหนักทางด้านนี้มากกว่า เช่น ด้านช่วยลูกค้าหาเมีย เป็นต้น ระหว่างนี้ก็เป็นเรื่องของการเม้าลูกค้า ว่าใครมากับเมียน้อย ใช้ชื่อปลอม มโนผัวใดเอย เหมาะสำหรับคนขี้เผือก

โครงเรื่องปูมาเหมือนหนังเลย (ซึ่งค้นพบว่าเบียวๆแบบนี้ชาวเกาะคงไม่วายทำเป็นคนแสดงจริงๆ ไม่พลาด) ระหว่างอ่านก็คิดภาพตามได้เป็นฉากๆ แถมบางช่วงก็เบียวได้ใจ 5555 โดยเฉพาะพนักงานที่เบียวการบริการอย่างแรง 5555 โคตรจะยุ่นไม่ไหว (ชม)

เฉลยสุดท้ายหลุดโลกมาก 30 หน้าสุดท้ายคือเครียดเฉย 🌚 แต่ก็ยอมใจคนเขียน จริงๆแอบเป็นประเด็นที่เซ้นสิทีฟ (?) โดยเฉพาะในยุคนี้ คือถ้ารูปคดีเป็นประมาณนี้ แอบอยากรู้เหมือนกันว่านักอ่านต่างชาติเขาจะมีความเห็นว่ายังไงกันนะ (อยากขยายความมากกว่านี้แต่เดี๋ยวจะสปอยล์ เอาเท่านี่แหละ)
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February 10, 2023
Tập 2 nhưng thực ra là lật lại vài câu chuyện của tập 1.
Vì là các truyện nhỏ về hai nhân vật chính nên ko quá kết nối. Tuy nhiên mình thấy tô vẽ nhân vật nữ tiếp tân hơi quá :)) vì ng khôn ngoan thì thường nói ít chứ ko nói nhiều và tò mò nhiều như cổ
Anh cảnh sát thì vẫn vậy, tuy nhiên việc ổng cứ làm một mình hoài khiến mình thấy ổng "khinh ng" ra phết á
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Tập 2 không khác tập 1 là mấy, kiểu một vài mẩu chuyện lặt vặt + một vụ án to. Mối quan hệ giữa các câu chuyện cũng như hai nhân vật chính lỏng lẻo hơn nhiều do lúc đó họ chưa quen biết nhau. Nếu đã đọc truyện chính thì nên đọc nốt cuốn này cho đủ bộ. 3⭐️
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195 reviews14 followers
January 6, 2025
เซตนี้สนุกตรงได้รู้รายละเอียดของบุคคลากรที่ทำงานในโรงแรม ยังอ่านสนุกเหมือนเคย เห็นด้วยกับคอมเม้นท์ก่อนหน้าที่เป็นแนว cosy mystery อ่านได้เรื่อยๆ คดีไม่โหดมาก และไม่ได้ดำดิ่งหรือต้องฉุกคิดสะกิดใจไปกับจิตใจของมนุษย์มากนัก (เทียบกับเล่มยาวเรื่องอื่นๆ ของ อ.เคโงะ)
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725 reviews52 followers
August 16, 2024
Cuốn này kiểu như tổng hợp mấy draft của tác giả lại, kiểu bỏ thì phí mà để lại thì cũng k phát triển lên thành cuốn hoàn chỉnh được =))))

Đọc giải trí thôi. Chán
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626 reviews190 followers
July 17, 2022
Không hiểu sao tác giả lại muốn người đọc đọc quyển này sau quyển Khách sạn mặt nạ, dù câu chuyện trong cuốn này xảy ra trước cuốn kia.

Đêm trước lễ hội hóa trang gần như là một phần giới thiệu nhân vật, để người đọc làm quen và hình dung rõ hơn về Naomi và Nitta. Họ có cuộc sống riêng như thế nào, có sự thông minh và khéo léo ra sao, tất cả đều được miêu tả chi tiết qua những vụ án Nitta phải phá hay những tình huống giao tiếp với khách hàng mà Naomi trải qua.

Cũng như cuốn trước, mình không đánh giá cao cuốn này lắm. Bộ này của Keigo tiên sinh có vẻ hơi đuối so với mọi khi 😂
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Btw, bạn nào muốn mua sách đẹp với giá hợp lý thì ghé page mình xem nha :")
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208 reviews33 followers
April 1, 2023
Yeah, dạo này khá lười viết review nhưng giờ sẽ cố gắng viết chỉn chu hơn. Trước đây mình từng xem phim của hai cuốn này, nhân vật ổn dù chênh lệch tuổi khá lớn nhưng cốt truyện thì xoay như chong chóng. Kiểu như Battle Royale ấy, đọc tiểu thuyết xong coi phim thấy phim làm cực kì nhanh chưa kịp load đã bùm bùm chíu chíu =))
Không kì vọng nhiều nên mình cũng không thất vọng quá mức cho lắm. Fan bác Keigo nên đọc hai cuốn này cho cuối tháng 3 khép lại và đầu tháng 4. Nhân vật ổn, cốt truyện ổn ngoài chủ đề mới mẻ thì nhẹ nhàng, không dark lắm, nếu đọc chỉ có thể tạm ổn. Mình không thấy sự phá cách cho lắm có lẽ do đọc bác khá nhiều rồi. Tình tiết khá dễ đoán, quyển 2 nên đọc trước quyển 1 cho xuôi mạch thời gian. Cốt truyện không kiểu phải làm mình ồ lên kinh ngạc, giống như lần mình đọc "Tên của trò chơi là bắt cóc" twist quá đỉnh luôn á :v. Anh và cô cứ chạy nhong nhong lung tung và rồi chốt lại đừng lột mặt nạ của ông/bà khách nào cả.
Nhưng cũng khá thú vị, bởi vì đọc xong và đi qua khách sạn Mường Thanh gần nhà thì mình đã không thể...nhìn nó một cách bình thường nữa =)) Muốn biết nhân viên ở đó, họ làm việc ra sao. Dẫu biết là khách sạn cũng có những quy tắc ngầm nhưng không nghĩ là phức tạp đến thế.
Quyển 2 với 1 rời nhau chứ không kết nối hoàn toàn.
Đọc giải trí thì ổn, nhưng nếu tìm twist to đùng hay giật gân, kịch tính truy đuổi thì không nha. Với mình cuốn này còn nhẹ, không nặng đô lắm.
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83 reviews2 followers
January 10, 2022
Em này 2,5 ⭐, Đây là quyển sách mà mình thất vọng của bác Keigo. Vì theo cảm xúc của cuốn 1, mình đã kỳ vọng nhiều cao trào ở cuốn này. Thật nó khá nhạt nhẽo. Vụ án cuối cũng khá thú vị, nhưng nó không thể nào cứu sự chán nản cũng mình ở phần đầu truyện.
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92 reviews
September 9, 2024
Rate: 3/5

Tuy là cuốn ra sau nhưng các sự kiện lại diễn ra trước cuốn 1. Cuối truyện có các diễn biến dẫn đến nguyên nhân vụ án của cuốn 1 nến nếu đọc cuốn này trước sẽ bị spoil. Các câu chuyện trong cuốn này như những mẩu truyện ngắn từ góc nhìn 2 nhân vật chính

Cũng vẫn là các tình huống khách sạn và cũng rất khéo léo nhưng mà không hay như cuốn đầu. Đọc từ 30/10/2022 và ngắc ngoải mãi 30/3/2023 mới đọc xong do ngưng đọc một thời gian.

Cuốn này thích nha nhưng là mức ổn.
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338 reviews
March 20, 2024
ตำรวจรวมทีมกับพนักงานโรงแรมแฝงตัวสืบคดี เพื่อไข #ปริศนาฆาตกรรมในคืนร้อยหน้ากาก ที่จะจัดขึ้นโดยมีคนร่วมงานนับร้อย หลังมีบุคคลปริศนาให้เบาะแสว่าคนร้ายที่ฆ่าคนในอีกคดีหนึ่งจะปรากฏตัวในงาน เล่มหนาหน่อย แต่เพลินสุดกับการตามติดชีวิตแขกในโรงแรมมากหน้าหลายตา และจับตาดูกันว่าหนึ่งในนั้น ใครกันเป็นฆาตกร
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เรื่องเริ่มต้นตำรวจพบศพหญิงสาวเสียชีวิตอยู่ในอะพาร์ตเมนต์สืบพบว่าเป็นการฆาตกรรมอำพราง โดยมีคนทิ้งจดหมายลับแจ้งเบาะแสกับตำรวจไว้ว่า ผู้ร้ายจะก่อเหตุอีกครั้งในคืนวันสิ้นปีที่โรงแรมX ทางตำรวจเลยเข้าไปแฝงตัวในโรงแรมหรูแห่งนั้นโดยมี นิตตะ นายตำรวจหนุ่มไฟแรงเจ้าเดิมผู้กระตือรือร้นสืบสวนทำผลงาน

รอบนี้ยังคงได้ นาโอมิ พนักงานสาวมากฝีมือ (จากเล่ม1-2) มาให้ความร่วมมือเพื่อสืบหาคนร้ายที่แฝงตัวมาในโรงแรมและอาจปรากฏตัวก่อเหตุร้ายช่วงคืนวันปีใหม่ในงานปาร์ตี้หน้ากาก ระหว่างนั้นทุกฝ่ายจึงต้องก็ช่วยกันหาเบาะแสจากแขกที่เข้าพัก สังเกตจุดแปลกจุดน่าสนใจ (ซึ่งมีตลอดเล่ม) เพื่อหาจุดประสงค์ของคนร้ายด้วย

เซตติ้งและฉากเกิดในโรงแรมหรู ปฏิเสธไม่ได้ว่าเราต้องพบกับตัวละครเยอะมาก (ผู้เข้าพักที่มีลับลมคมใน) บนความสัมพันธ์อันยุ่งเหยิง อีกทั้งยังได้เห็นมุมมองการทำงาน การให้บริการของพนักงานโรงแรม ซึ่งเคโงะซังจัดได้ว่าเป็นนักเขียนที่เขียนสายอาชีพได้ธรรมชาติ สมจริงและมีชีวิตชีวามาก (คืออ่านแล้วไม่น่าเบื่อ)

ดำเนินเรื��องอย่างต่อเนื่อง เน้นไปที่การทำงานของคุณพนักงานในโรงแรมที่แสนจะอดทนใส่ใจกับลูกค้าและคุณตำรวจที่แสนช่างสังเกต เรียกได้ว่าสืบตลอดเล่ม วางเบาะแสเป็นระยะให้คนอ่านคาดเดาหาตัวผู้ร้าย จะมาเร่งเครื่องแบบฉับ ๆ เฉลยเหตุจูงใจของคนร้ายก็ช่วงท้าย ซึ่งแทบจะเป็นเพียง1ใน4ของตัวเล่มเลยทีเดียว555

เล่มนี้เป็นเซตเดียวกันกับ #พิกัดต่อไปใครเป็นศพ ที่เราอ่านเมื่อนานมาแล้ว คิดว่าต่อให้ใครอ่านเล่มนี้เลยจากในเซตก็สามารถอ่านได้เพราะไม่ได้อิงจากเล่มต้นเท่าใดนัก (มีความสัมพันธ์ตัวละครหลักที่พัฒนาขึ้นด้วย) จำได้ว่า2เล่มแรกยืดยาดไปนิด มาเล่มนี้อ่านเพลินกว่าเดิมมาก

โดยรวมสนุกกว่าที่คิด แม้จะไม่ได้เน้นกลวิธีฆาตกรรมยิ่งใหญ่อลังการ แต่เน้นองค์ประกอบของความสัมพันธ์ของผู้คนมากหน้าหลายตา เปรียบเปรยได้กับปาร์ตี้หน้ากากที่แม้จะปกปิดตัวตน แต่ก็ยังไม่ซับซ้อนเท่าใจของมนุษย์ ที่แม้จะเปิดหน้าเปลือยเปล่าก็ยังซับซ้อนฉ้อฉลลวงหลอกกันได้อย่างเกินนึกฝัน หักมุมทีก็ทำเอาทึ่งเหมือนกัน

วรรคที่ชอบ

- ถือเป็นเรื่องที่ช่วยให้เราได้เรียนรู้นะ ไม่ว่าเรื่องแบบไหนก็ต้องมีครั้งแรกทั้งนั้นแหละ

- ผมคิดว่าไม่ว่ามนุษย์แบบไหนก็มีโอกาสทำความเลวด้วยกันทั้งนั้น เพราะงานของตำรวจคือการสงสัยมนุษย์ทุกคน
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128 reviews2 followers
May 31, 2023
*Tóm tắt nội dung:
Đây là phần 2 của seri Khách sạn mặt nạ. Hai nhân vật chính vẫn là cảnh sát Nitta Kousuke và lễ tân Yamagishi Naomi. Tuy nhiên, đây là phần tiền truyện của cuốn thứ nhất. Những sự kiện diễn ra trong cuốn thứ hai diễn ra trước khi hai nhân vật chính gặp nhau và là tiền đề của những sự kiện quan trọng xảy ra trong cuốn đầu tiên.
Hai nhân vật chính được đặt trong hai tuyến truyện độc lập. Có tất cả bốn câu chuyện riêng rẽ, hai cho Yamagishi, một cho Nitta và câu chuyện cuối cùng là sự phối hợp giữa hai người nhưng thông qua sự kết nối của cô cảnh sát Hozumi.
Một nữ khách hàng tự dưng biến mất trong khách sạn
Một vụ án mạng tưởng chừng đơn giản nhưng twist chồng twist
Một cuộc bảo vệ người nổi tiếng trú tại khách sạn dưới sự cuồng nhiệt của người hâm mộ
Một vụ án mạng trong đó người duy nhất có động cơ lại co bằng chứng ngoại phạm hoàn hảo
*Điểm hay:
- Yếu tố trinh thám tạm ổn cho những độc giả mới tiếp cận thể loại này
- Hệ thống nhân vật đơn giản, dễ nắm bắt
* Điểm chưa hay:
- Những câu chuyện đều đã được bắt gặp trong những tác phẩm trinh thám khác. Nó lặp lại cả tình huống trong cuốn đầu tiên.
- Nhân vật thiếu chiều sâu, không được miêu tả tâm lý rõ ràng. Tác giả mặc định người đọc đã biết tính cách nhân vật thông qua cuốn trước.
- Không có yếu tố nhân văn, đọc xong cảm giác cứ trôi tuột không đọng lại gì.
* Đánh giá: 3.25 sao
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Author 4 books106 followers
June 8, 2022
Tuy là quyển 2 trong bộ 2 tập Khách sạn mặt nạ, nhưng có thể xem đây là phần ngoại truyện bổ sung hơn là tập 2 tiếp nối tập 1.

Trong quyển này, những câu chuyện ngắn thể hiện 2 thế giới song song nhau: thế giới của Naomi làm tiếp tân ở khách sạn hàng ngày đối diện “mặt nạ” của khách, và thế giới của Nitta trong đội cảnh sát đối diện với phần bản chất tồi tệ nhất của con người. Hai thế giới song song, khác biệt, nhưng không đối lập, đều đứng trước những bí mật của người khác và tìm cách phản ứng phù hợp nhất.

Vài chỗ trong truyện hơi khiên cưỡng, vài chỗ hơi dễ dàng quá, ít kịch tính và ít mảng tâm lý tội phạm hơn hẳn các tác phẩm khác của cùng nhà văn. Quyển này nghiêng về phía tâm lý xá hội, diễn biến khá nhẹ nhàng, chủ yếu làm quen với các nhân vật và những câu chuyện ở nhiều mức độ khác nhau. Đọc giải trí cũng ổn,
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31 reviews1 follower
May 30, 2024
Nói chung thì cũng hay phết.
Nói chung thì đọc xong thì cảm giác khá thỏa mãn giống y hệt với cuốn trước đó. Có những thông tin về khách sạn và liên quan đến khách sạn rất mới mẻ và làm mình như được mở mang thêm kiến thức về lĩnh vực này. Cho dù ban đầu mình tưởng rằng cuốn này sẽ viết về câu chuyện sau vụ án của cuốn trước nhưng nó lại tập trung vào những câu chuyện trước khi nam nữ chính gặp nhau. Ban đầu thì có hơi thất vọng và đọc hơi chán nhưng về sau thì có những vụ án tuy không quá bất ngờ nhưng lại đọc rất cuốn. Nói chung thì cảm giác thỏa mãn và giải trí khá tốt. Tuy vấn đề để suy ngẫm không quá nặng nề như những cuốn trước nhưng cuốn này lại khá hợp với những tâm hồn mong manh muốn đọc trinh thám nhưng không quá nặng đô như mình.
Tổng kết thì mình cho tầm 4.5/5 sao, làm tròn thành 5 sao luôn cho đẹp.
110 reviews1 follower
June 4, 2022
Cuốn sách là tiền truyện của Khách sạn mặt nạ, kể về những câu chuyện nhỏ mà hai nhân vật chính của chúng ta đã gặp phải, một Naomi vẫn còn non nớt và một Nitta kiêu ngạo.
Tưởng như tiền truyện sẽ khó ăn khớp với nhan đề và câu chuyện trước đó, sẽ khó mà thú vị nhưng không. Những câu chuyện trong này vẫn rất hay và hấp dẫn không kém gì câu chuyện chính, đều cho thấy những chiếc mặt nạ của con người và những điều họ có thể che dấu, liệu nó sẽ có thể khủng khiếp ra sao?.
Mình thấy rất thích cách tác giả đưa yêu tố trinh thám vào việc đoán tâm lý khách hàng và giải quyết vấn đề qua nhân vật Naomi. Thật sự độc đáo.
199 reviews2 followers
December 4, 2021
honestly this followed the formula strictly from the first book (unlikely killer that was introduced before, a last minute distraction, the female lead being accosted at the end) - interesting conclusion (snatches of unreliable witnesses,and rather dramatic twist although a bit soap opera). first one of the trilogy is still the best - for this one the interaction between the male and female leads are less interesting than the first one - we can almost see this as a drama series if pitched correctly.
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87 reviews
December 15, 2021
Oh, what a loooong and challenging read. So many characters (colorful though) and names in Japanese!! All the way until chapter 50 I have new names coming in. If not because of a chapter-by-chapter summary that I did on the side, I would never have been able to grasp hold of the plot and characters. There's one bit during the exchange of bags that I could not catch, but I cannot be bothered to go back anymore. I feel a great sense of achievement that I finished it. Now I really want to watch the movie! And wondering if Masquerade Hotel would be worth the read.
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154 reviews
August 16, 2022
I read this in Chinese so I figured I would write my review in Chinese too.

说实话,这本书的悬疑和探案成分只能说是差强人意。主要是这本书在找出凶手的主线里穿插了许多发生在凶手活动地酒店的趣事。这样做虽然说给本书增加了许多额外的趣味,也拖慢了故事整体的进度。

如果日本的酒店真的像这本书里所描述的那样的话,我觉得日本将会拥有世界上最令人满意的酒店服务业,和世界上压力最大的酒店服务从业人员。就拿我住过的这么多酒店来说,没有几个能让我有重复消费的欲望。现在的酒店普遍都是为了赚更多的钱,甚至与会为此牺牲顾客的体验,殊不知顾客的满意程度才是衡量一家酒店经营成功与否的标尺。

通过这本书我学到了许多关于酒店服务业的知识。如何察言观色,如何看破而不说破,如何透过顾客的“面具”探查他内心真实的需求,都是一门需要长久磨练的艺术。所以说,行行出状元,每一份职业都应该得到人们应有的尊重。那,我为什么要给它打三颗星?主线剧情发展较慢、悬疑和紧张氛围营造得不够到位、以及营救女主角的时候过于轻松……所有这些都使这本以揭秘凶手假面为卖点的本书在同类型中缺少了竞争力。

总之,瑕不掩瑜,有时间的话还是推荐读一读的,毕竟文笔什么的还是比较细腻的嘿嘿。
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26 reviews1 follower
November 17, 2023
一个干练饭店人和干练刑警碰撞的精彩。一个透视假面提供客户服务,一个透视假面拆穿谎言。每个客户都有自己的动机目的,但如果动机目的是危害他人生命就需要阻止。本书中有描写饭店人如何透视客户给客户最好的良好体验、描述的很细致,让人觉得饭店人和刑警技能有共通之处。

剧情的发展和描述总体是吸引读者一直都下去,最后的结局凶手出场了,很意外是我排除的嫌疑人,他的邪恶因为他的痛苦构成,的信受害人和他玩所谓的”姐妹”游戏,一发觉有变就下杀手。当然凶手的处境很让人同情,妹妹被侵犯后自杀是因为警方无能,使凶手要对警察报复。在被由里和万智子威胁一笔钱数,而这时由里和万智子友谊的小船说翻就翻,万智子和凶手另计划除掉由里来报复警方。

最后还是新田干警的机警透视凶手的圈套,挽回了由里和饭店人尚美的命。

情节中也包含了尚美在不知觉的情况下被考验是否适合在芝加哥的新工作,看到最后才知道其中一个嫌疑人是考官,给尚美种种的挑战,结局却是让人满意的, 这给在职场”Never say NO”一种诠释,但有尚美那种运气也很重要。这也是本书中值得回味的重点。

我唯一不太能说服读者地方就是凶手可男可女的身份,受害人不会发觉吗?她们都是有”男人恐惧”的可怜人,怎么会这样被残害?

总体来说是本值得都的小说,作者再次对人性的刻画给读者留下深刻印象。
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157 reviews
February 9, 2024
Là phần tiền truyện của tập 1, độc giả sẽ hiểu thêm về hai nhân vật chính của tập 2, trước khi họ được bắt cặp với nhau để cùng chặn đứng vụ án xảy ra ở khách sạn.
Độc giả có thể đọc trước quyển này cũng được mà đọc sau theo ý đồ của tác giả cũng được.
Đọc trước thì sẽ cảm thấy có mối liên kết và sự liền mạch khi hung thủ của vụ án lộ diện.
Đọc theo thứ tự như ý đồ tác giả thì sự phán đoán về hung thủ thêm nhiều thú vị và bất ngờ.
Là phần tiền truyện nhưng vẫn là tác phẩm trinh thám, vì thế không thiếu các vụ án và câu chuyện để người đọc khám phá.

Tóm lại hai quyển này của tác giả Keigo vẫn là sự lựa chọn hợp lý và không phí thời gian.
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277 reviews5 followers
October 9, 2024
- ซีรี่นิตตะนาโอมิเล่มที่ 3 แล้ว และก็มีความยาวมากกว่า 500++ หน้าเลยทีเดียว
- พอจะจับได้ว่าคอนเซปต์ของซีรี่นี้คือ พล็อตเรื่องมีบทคล้ายภาพยนตร์ ไม่รู้ว่าฆาตกรเป็นใคร ทำไปเพื่ออะไร แต่ก็คล่อยๆคืบคลานไปกับเบาะแสที่ได้ทีละนิดทีละหน่อย
- นาโอมิกับนิตตะก็ยังเก่งกาจเหมือนเดิม คนอะไรไม่รู้ทำได้แทบจะทุกเรื่องอยู่แล้ว
- ส่วนฆาตกรก็อย่าไปคิดอะไรมันมาก ยังไงก็ไม่มีทางเดาถูกอยู่แล้วล่ะ 555+
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- ชอบบทสรุปของหนังสือเล่มนี้ ก็สมหวังแฟนๆกันไป 555+
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131 reviews2 followers
December 14, 2024
4.5 อีกแล้วว สนุกมากโดยเฉพาะช่วงท้ายๆ เหมือนกับเล่ม 2 เล่มนี้มีความดำเนินเรื่องแบบเรื่อยๆ ให้ฟีลดูซีรีย์ แต่รอบนี้เรื่องราวต่อกันหมดเลย ไม่คิดว่ามันจะเป็นแบบนี้แบบนี้ ช่วงเฉลยทำให้เราคิดอยู่ตลอดเวลาว่า "อจ.เคยโงะคิดได้ไง" มันเว่อร์มาก5555 หักมุมสุดๆ ไม่มีทางเดาได้แน่นอน เล่มนี้ คาโอรุดูเบากว่าเรื่องที่แล้ว แต่ความเป็นพนังงานดีเด่นยังเหมือนเดิม ทำให้เราคิดว่า ถ้าโรงแรมทุกที่มีพนักงานแบบนี้ได้น่าจะสุดยอดน่าดู ส่วนนิตตะก็สไตล์เดิม แต่รอบนี้ไม่ค่อยกวนเท่าเล่มก่อน

โดๆคือ เราชอบซีนีย์นี้มากๆ ทำให้เราค้นพบว่าตัวเองสามารถอ่านหนังสือหนา 500 หน้าได้ภายในวันเดยว เมื่อไหร่จะมีแปลเล่ม 4 น้า
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7 reviews
May 15, 2022
Cũng là những nhân vật tương tự như quyển 1, nhưng những tình huống phá án thì mình cảm thấy không hấp dẫn bằng. Dường như do đọc dần cũng quen nên ở cuốn 2 này mình mơ hồ đoán được mấu chốt đằng sau của vụ án rồi, vậy nên khi chân tướng được sáng tỏ mình cảm thấy không quá bất ngờ như những cuốn trước của bác Keigo nữa.
Dù vậy thì nó vẫn khá hay và cuốn mình đi đến cuối cùng của sách để xem hung thủ thực sự là ai, hung thủ dường như đã bày ra đó nhưng mà cũng không phải...
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474 reviews51 followers
May 16, 2023
Tuyển tập tr ngắn nhỏ của nam nữ 9 trước khi xảy ra vụ án ở tập 1, thời hai ng còn ngây ngô chưa "chuyên nghiệp". Vẫn tư tưởng gái càng đẹp càng độc, và phụ nữ của keigo thì đều na ná như nhau: có bóng hình ng vợ trong Sự cứu rỗi của thánh nữ, có hình dáng nữ chính trong ảo dạ, nói chung là lặp đi lặp lại những hình tượng k còn mới.
Đọc giải trí khá ok, dễ suy luận, khơi gợi trí tò mò của ng đọc nhưng k gây nhàm chán.
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79 reviews2 followers
October 11, 2025
Thay vì tập trung vào bối cảnh khách sạn như tập trước thì quyển này chia ra thành những mẩu truyện ngắn không liên quan đến nhau, một nửa là về chuyện anh cảnh sát phá các vụ án, còn một nửa thì về các tình huống xảy ra ở khách sạn. Cũng có độ cuốn nhưng không đọng lại được gì và cũng thua cả tập 1. Ai đang mong đợi phần tiền truyện hay hậu truyện của quyển trước thì sẽ thất vọng khi đọc quyển này
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