{"product_id":"9784805315521","title":"Ellery Queen's Japanese MysterY Stories","description":"Author: Ellery Queen\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9784805315521\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Berkeley Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Jul 2020\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA newspaper receives a letter from a man claiming to have been murdered - it's impossible but the truth is not so simple; five strangers who share the same initials are invited to spend the night in a luxury hotel but one of them is a murderer.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 12 stories in this book will lead you through dramatic twists and unexpected turns. The legendary Ellery Queen selected these stories by award-winning Japanese authors from among many thousands published in postwar Japan. Each story features an unusual crime and a complex set of clues investigated by a diverse and colorful cast of characters that includes a calculating inspector, a tenacious journalist, and a determined scientist.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e'Perfectly Lovely Ladies' by Kawabata Award winner Yasutaka Tsutsui: Eight women fight the high cost of living using violent means but will they get away with murder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e'The Cooperative Defendant' by Akutagawa Prize winner Seicho Matsumoto: After a man confesses to a killing, he retracts his confession and accuses the detectives of coercion. But who is right?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e'Devil of a Boy' by Edogawa Rampo Prize winner Seiichi Morimura: A schoolboy may still be very young but he is as sinister as the most hardened of criminals...or is someone else involved?\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e'The Kindly Blackmailer' by Mystery Writers of Japan Award winner Kyotaro Nishimura: A man involved in a fatal hit-and-run is blackmailed by a mysterious witness. Who is this enigmatic stranger?\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46875659305118,"sku":"ADS-9784805315521","price":27.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9784805315521.jpg?v=1779755072","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9784805315521","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}