{"product_id":"9781805335238","title":"The Black Swan Mystery","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Ayukawa, Tetsuya\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 7 November 2024 by PUSHKIN PRESS (Pushkin Vertigo) in the United Kingdom as part of 'The Inspector Onitsura Mysteries' series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 128 x 25 | 310g\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE JAPANESE DETECTIVE WRITERS CLUB PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis prize-winning railway murder mystery from Japan is a crime classic perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and Seicho Matsumoto.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEarly one morning, a body is found lying next to the railway tracks just outside of Kuki Station in Saitama Prefecture, shot dead. It is identified as belonging to the owner of a local mill which is embroiled in a labour dispute. Suspicion initially falls on the workers' union, then on a new religious sect that has been gaining followers recently.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChief Inspector Onitsura and his assistant Tanna are called in to investigate, and soon set off in a journey across Japan, from Tokyo to Kyoto and Osaka, and finally to the island of Kyushu, in a hunt for the killer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as they investigate, the killer strikes again, and again. Will they be able to catch the murderer before even more people are slain?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ayukawa, Tetsuya","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48743933673656,"sku":"9781805335238","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781805335238.jpg?v=1734765674","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781805335238","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}