{"product_id":"piercing-ryu-murakami-paperback","title":"Piercing -- Ryu Murakami, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Mr. Murakami's novels are filled with entertaining psychopaths.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA pulsating cult-favorite psycho-thriller, the basis of the major motion picture starring Christopher Abbott and Mia Wasikowska\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*One of \u003ci\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/i\u003e's \u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003eTen Works of Literary Horror You Should Read (Even if You Don't Think You Like Horror)\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e* \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Kawashima Masayuki is a successful graphic designer living in Tokyo with his loving wife, Yoko, and their baby girl. Outwardly, their lives are a picture of happiness and contentment, but every night while his wife sleeps Kawashima creeds from him bed and watches over the baby's crib with an ice pick in his hand and an almost visceral desire to use it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One night, as this struggle unfolds once more, Kawashima makes a decision to confront his demons and sets into motion an uncontrollable chain of events seeming to lead inexorably to murder. The follow-up to \u003ci\u003eIn the Miso Soup\u003c\/i\u003e from a cult favorite writer, \u003ci\u003ePiercing \u003c\/i\u003econfirms Murakami as the master of the psycho thriller--terrifying, sickening, and utterly gripping.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ryu Murakami\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4\/1\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.2\" H x 5.11\" L x 0.54\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780143038634\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51737607340331,"sku":"9780143038634","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9780143038634_e70b4fea-7fd0-412e-b904-f84e0c76ddf8.jpg?v=1774843694","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/piercing-ryu-murakami-paperback","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}