{"product_id":"death-on-gokumon-island","title":"Death On Gokumon Island","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fiendish, classic locked room  murder mystery, from one of Japan''s greatest crime writers, that’s  perfect for fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An exceptional whodunit... The brilliant and intricate plot will keep readers turning the pages.”  --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “Seishi Yokomizo took a pinch of John  Dickson Carr and a dash of Agatha Christie in creating Kosuke Kindaichi,  solver of impossible crimes... Kosuke’s arrival [on Gokumon Island]  coincides with a string of bizarre and gruesome murders. As deaths  mount, the quirky, endearing detective strings together the clues to  solve this fiendish puzzle.”  -- \u003cb\u003eSarah Weinman, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetective  Kosuke Kindaichi arrives on the remote Gokumon Island bearing tragic  news—his friend and fellow soldier, the son of one of the island''s most  important families has died, on a troop transport ship bringing him back  home after the Second World War. But Kindaichi has not come merely as a  messenger--with his last words, the dying man warned that his three  step-sisters'' lives would now be in danger. The scruffy detective is  determined to get to the bottom of this mysterious prophecy, and to  protect the three women if he can.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Kindaichi attempts to  unravel the island''s secrets, a series of gruesome murders begins. He  investigates, but soon finds himself in mortal danger from both the  unknown killer and the clannish locals, who resent this outsider  meddling in their affairs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLoosely inspired by Agatha Christie''s \u003ci\u003eAnd Then There Were None\u003c\/i\u003e,  the sensational second outing of Japan’s most famous detective is  perhaps the most highly regarded of all the great Seishi Yokomizo''s  classic Japanese mysteries.","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57306577863038,"sku":"NW9781782277415","price":10.22,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781782277415.jpg?v=1778510228","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/death-on-gokumon-island","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}