{"product_id":"9781408724477","title":"The Samurai and the Prisoner : The multi-award-winning historical thriller and a masterpiece of Japanese fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Yonezawa, Honobu \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 14\/08\/2025,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 384 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781408724477,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE MULTI-AWARD-WINNING JAPANESE HISTORICAL THRILLERWinner of the 12th Futano Yamada Award The first book in Japan to win first place in the four major Japanese mystery categories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Winter, 1578. Lord Araki Murashige, once considered a hero of the age, has betrayed his oldest ally and barricaded himself in Arioka Castle. But a string of strange incidents within the castle walls have rendered him helpless.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe desperate warlord's only hope in solving these mysteries is imprisoned in the castle's dungeon: a man named Kuroda Kanbei, one of his enemy's most gifted strategists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut if these two men are to work together, what will they gain, and what of their humanity might they lose?  Award-winning author Honobu Yonezawa's English-language debut is an unforgettable and page-turning blend of historical and detective fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55904313475445,"sku":"9781408724477","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781408724477.jpg?v=1757148060","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781408724477","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}