Mystery Novel - Would He Ever Do It?
So, I'm listening to 1Q84 for the millionth time and find myself loving the "gumshoe" aspect of the Ushikawa storyline more and more. I've also come to the conclusion that Ushikawa is, hands down, my favorite character of his. I just love the pavement pounding, working with 'Bat' and even the descriptions of his makeshift surveillance digs in Tengo's apt complex. I find myself even skipping the Aomami sections just to get back into the thrill of the hunt 😂
Anyway, I had a thought; what if Murakami made a dedicated mystery novel? I mean, most of his works have us trying to figure out what the hell is going on in general, but it would be great fun to see how a mystery would go as only Murakami could do. Hell, Ushikawa could even be the main protagonist as he's already appeared in other works.
Would you be into it? Would it work? Has he done something like this already (I haven't read everything he's done yet)?