{"product_id":"9798217177639","title":"My Grandfather, the Master Detective","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Japanese \u003ci\u003eThe Thursday Murder Club\u003c\/i\u003e, taking healing fiction for a mystery-filled spin with this Japanese bestseller that has sold more than 200,000 copies in Japan.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHe’s not your average Grandpa.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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 . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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":"Konishi, Masateru","offers":[{"title":"Penguin Publishing Group |  Hardback  |  2026-03-17","offer_id":47338577920255,"sku":"9798217177639","price":39.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_88065f2d-b5ea-4d56-86bf-d61ca5cbca83.jpg?v=1759940462","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9798217177639","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}