{"product_id":"prefecture-d-by-hideo-yokoyama","title":"Prefectured by Hideo Yokoyama","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA collection of four novellas: each taking place in 1998, each set in the world of SIX FOUR, and each centring around a mystery and the unfortunate officer tasked with solving it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSEASON OF SHADOWS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"The force could lose face . . . I want you to fix this.\" Personnel's Futawatari receives a horrifying memo forcing him to investigate the behaviour of a legendary detective with unfinished business.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCRY OF THE EARTH\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"It's too easy to kill a man with a rumour.\" Shinto of Internal Affairs receives an anonymous tipoff alleging a Station Chief is visiting the red-light district - a warning he soon learns is a red herring.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBLACK LINES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"It was supposed to be her special day.\" Section Chief Nanao, responsible for the force's 49 female officers, is alarmed to learn her star pupil has not reported for duty, and is believed to be missing.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBRIEFCASE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"We need to know what he's going to ask.\" On the eve of a routine debate, Political Liaison Tsuge learns a wronged politician is preparing his revenge. He must now quickly dig up dirt to silence him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePREFECTURE D continues Hideo Yokoyama's exploration of the themes of obsession, saving face, office politics and inter-departmental conflicts. Placing everyday characters between a rock and a hard place and then dialling up the pressure, he blends and balances the very Japanese with the very accessible, to spectacular effect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Information\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished: 2019\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCategory: Fiction, Short Stories, Mystery, Crime\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePages: 217\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: 198 x 129 mm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hideo Yokoyama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32344495063082,"sku":"9781786484666","price":5.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/2811\/3956\/products\/1_8f08b115-aef4-4bbb-b5ee-a47654eedfa1.jpg?v=1611371430","url":"https:\/\/puzzlesrusmore.au\/products\/prefecture-d-by-hideo-yokoyama","provider":"booksrusandmore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}