{"product_id":"9781035037681","title":"My Grandfather, the Master Detective","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Konishi, Masateru \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 13\/11\/2025,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 352 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781035037681,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Japanese Thursday Murder Club, taking healing fiction for a mystery-filled spin with this Japanese bestseller that has sold more than 200,000 copies in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe’s not your average Grandpa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 person 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 . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteeped in references to classic crime from Christie to Chesterton to Poe, My Grandfather, the Master Detective plays with the genre, capturing readers imagination in this Tokyo-set escapist mystery. Its charming characters and affectionate focus on relationships are perfect for fans of heart-warming Japanese titles such as Before the Coffee Gets Cold.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56015152480629,"sku":"9781035037681","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781035037681.jpg?v=1758960175","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781035037681","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}