{"product_id":"a-quiet-place-1908524634","title":"A Quiet Place","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1908524634\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Matsumoto, Seicho\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A master crime writer . . . Seicho Matsumoto's thrillers dissect Japanese society.\"The New York Times Book Review\"A stellar psychological thriller with a surprising and immensely satisfying resolution that flows naturally from the books complex characterizations. Readers will agree that Matsumoto (19091992) deserves his reputation as Japans Georges Simenon.-Publishers WeeklyWhile on a business trip to Kobe, Tsuneo Asai receives the news that his wife Eiko has died of a heart attack. Eiko had a heart condition so the news of her death wasnt totally unexpected. But the circumstances of her demise left Tsuneo, a softly-spoken government bureaucrat, perplexed. How did it come about that his wifewho was shy and withdrawn, and only left their house twice a week to go to haiku meetingsended up dead in a small shop in a shady Tokyo neighborhood?When Tsuneo goes to apologize to the boutique owner for the trouble caused by his wifes death he discovers the villa Tachibana near by, a house known to be a meeting place for secret lovers. As he digs deeper into his wife's recent past, he must eventually conclude that she led a double life...Seicho Matsumoto was Japan's most successful thriller writer. His first detective novel, Points and Lines, sold over a million copies in Japan. Vessel of Sand, published in English as Inspector Imanishi Investigates in 1989, sold over four million copies and became a movie box-office hit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67962318258464,"sku":"NEW1908524634","price":26.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/81ER7z7RJQL.jpg?v=1792894124","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/en-ca\/products\/a-quiet-place-1908524634","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}