{"product_id":"my-grandfather-the-master-detective","title":"My Grandfather, the Master Detective","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Japanese\u003ci\u003e The Thursday Murder Club, \u003c\/i\u003e taking healing fiction for a mystery-filled spin with this bestseller that has sold more than 200,000 copies in Japan.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHe's not your average Grandpa.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs a lover of classic crime stories, it's no surprise that schoolteacher Kaede encounters everyday mysteries more often than your typical twenty-seven-year-old. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSolving them is another matter, though. For that, she turns to her beloved grandfather, who retains a keen sharpness of mind despite his dementia, and who was once a key member of The Waseda Mystery Club. From impossible locked room murders to confounding missing persons cases, the grandfather-granddaughter duo \"weave stories\" to get to the bottom of every mystery. But all the while, an insidious shadow from Kaede's past slowly closes in on her . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSteeped in references to classic crime from Christie to Chesterton to Poe, \u003ci\u003eMy Grandfather, the Master Detective\u003c\/i\u003e plays with the genre, capturing readers' imagination in this Tokyo-set escapist mystery. Its charming characters and affectionate focus on relationships echo heartwarming Japanese titles such as \u003ci\u003eBefore the Coffee Gets Cold\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"G.P. Putnam's Sons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989937340605,"sku":"BS-TC0-177639","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9798217177639-HD.jpg?v=1786634310","url":"https:\/\/boundigo.com\/products\/my-grandfather-the-master-detective","provider":"Boundigo Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}