Honobu Yonezawa (米澤穂信), Yonezawa Honobu, born 1978) loved making up stories even as a child and began writing fiction at the age of 14. By the time he got to university he was posting stories on his own website. After graduation he continued writing while working in a bookstore, and first got into print in 2001 when Hyoka (Ice Cream), a YA mystery novel he submitted for the Kadokawa School Novel Prize competition, earned an honorable mention. Sayonara yosei (Farewell, Sprite), a critically acclaimed story of the relationship between Japanese high-school boys and a girl from war-torn Yugoslavia, helped cement his reputation when it was published in 2004. Since then he has been a regular presence on lists of the year's best mysteries. Oreta ryukotsu (Broken Keel) won the Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Novels in 2011. Though known especially for his distinctive and fresh blending of the tale of youth with the whodunit, Yonezawa has also made forays into science fiction, as with 2006’s Botorunekku (Bottleneck) and 2007’s Inshitemiru (Try Indulging), a sinister "murder game" story. In 2013 he published the novel Rikashiburu (Recursible). He is a leading figure among Japan's younger generation of mystery writers.
This book begins with awesome plot. The selected 12 people must live together in the sealed base that there is no way to get out(Actually, it has a secret way to get out) until the experiment is end. This book played with human mind and the power of money. The more people you killed, the more money you gain. The more mysteries you solved, the more money you gain. The peak of this book is around the middle. No grievance left after finished this book, but the ending is simple. No surprise at the end at all(Maybe it has). Sorry if my English skill is very bad, but I want to try reviewing in English. You can give me any suggestions about my review.
A really satisfying conclusion (if this is indeed the end), but I would probably say this is my least favorite (other than the omnibus book) mainly cause we don’t get as much interaction between the Kobato and other characters to highlight his good and bad traits. This does serve as a good origin story in a way and the ending is high paced fun that I really enjoyed.