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The Detective Is Already Dead Light Novels, Vol. 1

The Detective Is Already Dead Light Novels, Vol. 1

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  • Create Date：2021-07-09 08:51:14
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：nigozyu
  • ISBN：1975325753
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Summary

When the story begins without its hero

​Kimihiko Kimizuka has always been a magnet for trouble and intrigue。 For as long as he can remember， he’s been stumbling across murder scenes or receiving mysterious attache cases to transport。 When he met Siesta， a brilliant detective fighting a secret war against an organization of pseudohumans， he couldn’t resist the call to become her assistant and join her on an epic journey across the world。 …Until a year ago， that is。 Now he’s returned to a life that is normal and tepid by comparison， knowing the adventure must be over。 After all， the detective is already dead。

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Reviews

Mark ，

Kimihiko has been a trouble magnet for as long as he can remember。 One day this leads him to fall in with Siesta， a self-proclaimed ace detective on a mission。 That was a long time ago， however， and the detective is， in fact， already dead。 Kimihiko’s life has apparently gone back to normal， but the past isn’t the only thing that won’t stay buried…Adjust your expectations immediately - though there is some cleverness to be found in this book， it is not a detective story in any sense of the word y Kimihiko has been a trouble magnet for as long as he can remember。 One day this leads him to fall in with Siesta， a self-proclaimed ace detective on a mission。 That was a long time ago， however， and the detective is， in fact， already dead。 Kimihiko’s life has apparently gone back to normal， but the past isn’t the only thing that won’t stay buried…Adjust your expectations immediately - though there is some cleverness to be found in this book， it is not a detective story in any sense of the word you might be expecting。 Siesta explains her title over the course of the book， but it’s definitely not a classic mystery （even with name checks to Kindaichi AND Conan）。What we get instead is a monster fighting team that wouldn’t be out of place in a shonen manga。 And you know， mixed in with some light romance and decent action， with a smattering of clever planning and deductions， it’s not all that bad。 Nothing that would blow your socks off， but won’t send you screaming for the hills either。It starts off with a great set piece on a plane and then flashes forward to the present， where Kimihiko is trying to live a boring life for a change， which goes about as well as you’d expect。 Faster you can say ‘boobs mashed into your face’ we are off and running as a gaggle of girls assembles around our erstwhile former assistant （this part is 100% the nadir of the volume）。Despite all that， plus appearances from an idol and a very likely tsundere， there’s nothing yet by way of a harem， exactly。 In fact， this book is a little （not too much， mind， see: boob mash） more mature about its relationships and ‘relations’ than you’d think。 Probably because it’s currently laying out one of the weirdest love triangles I’ve ever seen。 There is also a hilarious flipping off to a prospective chance at fanservice that I got a good chuckle out of。Of the various plotlines， the idol story is actually pretty good and there’s a really fun misdirect that’s played for laughs but shows that Kimihiko picked up a few tricks from Siesta along the way。 I initially assumed that this was all going to turn into a story of Kimihiko working through his grief and becoming an ace detective himself， but I think this book’s oddly suggesting that some people are just born followers whose strength lies in supporting those around them。The last story is set aboard a ship and fleshed out a lot of the characters， but the actual plot is a little thin because once you realize the nature of the MacGuffin it becomes an exercise in tedium waiting for the book to get there。 I do like the ending， that all said， but it gets a little ‘the real treasure is the friends we made along the way’ for my liking。The author’s heart is in the right place - they wanted to write something they liked and I think that shows。 If it isn’t the most clever book ever in word and in deed， well， at least it’s trying its best the whole way and I do think that comes across。 Not every attempt knocks one out of the park， or in some cases even makes it over the plate， but the book always has something else to try。It certainly won’t be for everybody。 The dialogue is pretty par for the course， so the banter tends to lack much snap， and the whole futuristic aspect is absolutely crazypants。 It’s heavily focused on fancy， elaborate fights and some scientific concepts that are about two shades away from quackery （or a b-grade horror movie）。3 stars though。 Once I got over what I wasn’t getting and focused on what I was， I had a better time with it。 I’ll definitely pick up another volume， if only to simply enjoy having one more light novel on my list that isn’t yet another bloody isekai。 。。。more

Amber Grissom ，

I received a digital copy of this via Edelweiss and Yen On， an imprint of Yen Press， for review。 I requested this title simply because I was drawn in by the title and the news that an upcoming anime had been announced for it。 This light novel had some mild sci-fi elements， with "pseudohumans" and special abilities， that led for an interesting story by Nigozyu。 I was surprised by how much I ended up enjoying this story， despite the at times cheesy-ness of the content。 With how the Ace Detective S I received a digital copy of this via Edelweiss and Yen On， an imprint of Yen Press， for review。 I requested this title simply because I was drawn in by the title and the news that an upcoming anime had been announced for it。 This light novel had some mild sci-fi elements， with "pseudohumans" and special abilities， that led for an interesting story by Nigozyu。 I was surprised by how much I ended up enjoying this story， despite the at times cheesy-ness of the content。 With how the Ace Detective Siesta's story is told in this novel， it is interesting， but seems complete。 It makes it a little difficult how to anticipate this same title would work for the future books in the series， with the finality of it。 This novel could have been stand alone。 Regardless， I did enjoy this light novel and the anticipate the next in the series from the ending teaser quotes。 。。。more

Rin ，

Honestly didn’t expect to enjoy this one as much as I did。 Anime is also airing next season so keep an eye out for that！

Laura Grace ，

This was a surprisingly very good read！ And I say surprisingly because I struggled reading at first because I had not realized this was a light novel and not a manga。 However， once I got sucked into this story， I absolutely loved the combination of genres and how this was more than just a mystery！ There was a depth to each of the characters that I wasn't prepared for and many good one liners that struck a chord with me such as: “If you’re nobody yet， that means you can become anybody you want。” This was a surprisingly very good read！ And I say surprisingly because I struggled reading at first because I had not realized this was a light novel and not a manga。 However， once I got sucked into this story， I absolutely loved the combination of genres and how this was more than just a mystery！ There was a depth to each of the characters that I wasn't prepared for and many good one liners that struck a chord with me such as: “If you’re nobody yet， that means you can become anybody you want。” I was also extremely excited to realize how the cover plays a role within the story and how it all came together。 Having a story centered around their "not" being coincidences and memory transference was genius！ It was such a hook， line， and sinker as I realized how deeply that plays a role in this story。 Plus， when you have some really lively characters， it makes for good humor， action， and growth。 The Detective is Already Dead is a very fun ride， but also a moving one。 There was a realness on page that is woven into every word that captured me and think reading the Afterword made it all the more compelling。 I would be very curious to know what happens next！*（I received an e-copy from the publisher。 All thoughts expressed are my own。）* 。。。more

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