{"product_id":"my-grandfather-the-master-detective-9798217177639","title":"My Grandfather the Master Detective","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Japanese \u003ci\u003eThe Thursday Murder Club\u003c\/i\u003e, taking healing fiction for a mystery-filled spin with this Japanese bestseller that has sold more than 200,000 copies in Japan.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHe’s not your average Grandpa.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a lover of classic crime stories, it’s no surprise that schoolteacher Kaede encounters everyday mysteries more often than your typical twenty-seven-year-old.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSolving them is another matter, though. For that, she turns to her beloved grandfather, who retains a keen sharpness of mind despite his dementia, and who was once a key member of The Waseda Mystery Club. From impossible locked room murders to confounding missing persons cases, the grandfather-granddaughter duo weave stories to get to the bottom of every mystery. But all the while, an insidious shadow from Kaede’s past slowly closes in on her . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSteeped in references to classic crime from Christie to Chesterton to Poe, \u003ci\u003eMy Grandfather, the Master Detective\u003c\/i\u003e plays with the genre, capturing readers' imagination in this Tokyo-set escapist mystery. Its charming characters and affectionate focus on relationships echo heartwarming Japanese titles such as \u003ci\u003eBefore the Coffee Gets Cold\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Penguin Putnam Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53213589307735,"sku":"9798217177639","price":18.82,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/my-grandfather-the-master-detective-9798217177639","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}