Laplace's Witch

· Hachette Audio · Narrated by Sara Matsui-Colby
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12 hr 16 min
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When a body is found in a hot-spring town, dead from hydrogen sulfide poisoning, geochemist Shusuke Aoe is brought in to aid the investigation. The death is written off as an accident, but something doesn’t add up, and at the scene, Shusuke comes across a young woman searching for her missing friend. Two months later, he finds himself examining an almost identical incident in a completely different part of Japan. Are the cases related? Did the victims know each other? As he searches for answers to these questions, Shusuke encounters the same young woman he met at the first crime scene. And before his very eyes, mysterious events begin to happen around her...
When a body is found in a hot-spring town, dead from hydrogen sulfide poisoning, geochemist Shusuke Aoe is brought in to aid the investigation. The death is written off as an accident, but something doesn’t add up, and at the scene, Shusuke comes across a young woman searching for her missing fri...

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Keigo Higashino is one of the most prolific and successful authors working in Japan today, with numerous awards to his credit, including the Mystery Writers of Japan Award and the Naoki Prize. From 2009 to 2013, Keigo Higashino served as the 13th President of the Mystery Writers of Japan. His Detective Galileo series is published in English by Minotaur Books, and the translation of The Devotion of Suspect X was nominated for an Edgar Award. While Keigo Higashino is widely known for his contributions to the world of mystery fiction, one of his most iconic works is The Miracles of the Namiya General Store, a touching work of magical realism that sold over 12 million copies worldwide and published in English by Yen Press.
Keigo Higashino is one of the most prolific and successful authors working in Japan today, with numerous awards to his credit, including the Mystery Writers of Japan Award and the Naoki Prize. From 2009 to 2013, Keigo Higashino served as the 13th President of the Mystery Writers of Japan. His Det...

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