{"product_id":"9781529997286","title":"Murder at Lake Ashinoko","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Natsuki, Shizuko \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 12\/11\/2026,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 256 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781529997286,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA CLASSIC MYSTERY FROM JAPAN'S QUEEN OF CRIMETHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF MURDER AT MOUNT FUJIAt an elegant hotel on a stormy night, travelling businessman Kohei Daigo meets a shadowy yet captivating woman, Fumiko. Their faces obscured in the darkness, they pass the hours by talking. Until the night takes an unexpected turn, and the strangers make a confession. They both have good reason to want someone dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey fantasise about the perfect murder: each one enacting cold-blooded revenge on the other’s enemy, with nothing to tie them to the crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the light of day, Daigo resolves to put the unsettling night behind him. But back home in Fukuoka, he soon receives news of a tragic accident. To his horror, it appears that Fumiko has followed through on her side of their deadly bargain – and now it’s his turn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrimming with atmosphere, and with a dark, twisty mystery at its heart, Murder at Lake Ashinoko is the perfect, nostalgic, rediscovered novel for fans of Japanese translated fiction and classic crime.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57385574891893,"sku":"9781529997286","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781529997286.jpg?v=1784925377","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781529997286","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}