This book is basically two nerds (read: a brilliant detective and an infamous crime boss) one-upping each other in a cat-and-mouse style psychological game. Loved it! I can’t decide if Mme. Midorikawa’s characterization is transgressive/progressive or vaguely sexist (probably both tbh), but I loved her and that’s what matters to me. Definitely makes me want to read the other works featuring Akechi.