The Name of the Game is a Kidnapping by Keigo Higashino

THE WAGES OF CYNICISM
 
A battle-tested project leader at PR firm Cyberplan and a slippery bachelor, Sakuma is smug self-regard personified. But when his idea for a mini-theme park is dismissed as vacuous by client Nissei Auto, he’s met his match: Katsuragi, an heir and executive at the global carmaker who believes life is but a game. Once the man’s daughter teams up with Sakuma in a bid to come into her inheritance sooner rather than later…it’s time for a good ol’ kidnapping!

Story Locale: Japan

Born in 1958, Keigo Higashino studied electrical engineering and worked as a salaryman until he won the Edogawa Rampo Mystery Award in 1985. Originally a detective novelist, he has branched out to other genres, including science fiction. He’s the author of the Detective Galileo series of mysteries which include the Edgar Award finalist The Devotion of Suspect X.

Author Residence: Osaka, Japan

Author Hometown: Osaka, Japan