{"product_id":"9780241744208","title":"A Quiet Place","description":"Author: Matsumoto, Seicho\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780241744208\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 11 Nov 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 240\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA thrillingly dark novel from 'Japan's Agatha Christie' (\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile on a business trip to Kobe, Tsuneo Asai receives the news that his wife Eiko has died of a heart attack. Eiko had a heart condition so the news of her death wasn't totally unexpected. But the circumstances of her demise left Tsuneo, a softly spoken government bureaucrat, perplexed. How did it come about that his wife, who was shy and withdrawn, and only left their house twice a week to go to haiku meetings ended up dead in a small shop in a shady Tokyo neighbourhood?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Tsuneo goes to apologize to the boutique owner for the trouble caused by his wife's death he discovers the villa Tachibana near by, a house known to be a meeting place for secret lovers. As he digs deeper into his wife's recent past, he must eventually conclude that she led a double life...","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46727017529502,"sku":"UBD-9780241744208","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780241744208.jpg?v=1776491461","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780241744208","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}