73pctGeek reviewed The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai
Very cosy, but not much mystery
3 stars
A father-daughter duo of “food detectives” sleuth their way to recreating beloved lost meals.
Felt more like tableaus flowing into one another than a novel. Nagare, is almost Holmesian in his ability to infer what clients desire from the interviews conducted by Koishi. Relentlessly cosy, but readers have zero chance at solving any of the “mysteries”. I found it unsatisfying as it’s short on detecting, focusing more on patrons’ often bittersweet stories. Not the book I thought I was getting, and I prefer something with more “meat” on its bones.