{"product_id":"point-zero-seicho-matsumoto-paperback","title":"Point Zero -- Seicho Matsumoto, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"A master crime writer...Seichō Matsumoto's thrillers dissect Japanese society.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times.\u003c\/i\u003e A beautifully written mystery novel that takes on the taboo of Japanese prostitution catering to GIs during the American post-war occupation.\u003c\/strong\u003eTokyo 1958, Teiko marries Kenichi Uhara, ten years her senior, an advertising man recommended by an intermediary. After a four-day honeymoon, Kenichi vanishes. Teiko travels to the coastal and snow-bound city of Kanazawa, where Kenichi was last seen, to investigate his disappearance.\u003cp\u003eShe discovers he had been a police officer in Tokyo after the war, keeping watch over \u003ci\u003epan pan\u003c\/i\u003e girls, Japanese prostitutes catering to GIs. Some of these women have created a new life in Kanazawa and may have taken extreme measures to hide their past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Do you aspire to be a connoisseur of the best international crime fiction? If so, Seicho Matsumoto's \u003ci\u003ePoint Zero\u003c\/i\u003e should be on your bedside table. Become acquainted with a crime master.\" \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Seicho Matsumoto\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bitter Lemon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3\/26\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.7\" H x 5\" L x 1\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781913394936\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51825449632043,"sku":"9781913394936","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9781913394936.jpg?v=1774698911","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/point-zero-seicho-matsumoto-paperback","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}