{"product_id":"prefecture-d-four-novellas-paperback","title":"Prefecture D: Four Novellas - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHideo Yokoyama\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJonathan Lloyd-Davies\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of tense thrilllers, each centered on a mystery and the unfortunate officer tasked with solving it, set in the world of Hideo Yokoyama's bestselling \u003ci\u003eSix Four\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFour novellas: Each taking place in 1998. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSEASON OF SHADOWS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe force could lose face . . . I want you to fix this. Personnel's Futawatari receives a horrifying memo forcing him to investigate the behavior of a legendary detective with unfinished business. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCRY OF THE EARTH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's too easy to kill a man with a rumor. Shinto of Internal Affairs receives an anonymous tip-off alleging a station chief is visiting the red-light district--a warning he soon learns is a red herring. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBLACK LINES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was supposed to be her special day. Section Chief Nanao, responsible for the force's forty-nine female officers, is alarmed to learn her star pupil has not reported for duty and is believed to be missing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBRIEFCASE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrefecture D \u003c\/i\u003econtinues Hideo Yokoyama's exploration of the themes of obsession, saving face, office politics, and interdepartmental conflicts. Placing everyday characters between a rock and a hard place and then dialing up the pressure, he blends and balances the very Japanese with the very accessible, to spectacular effect.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1957, \u003cb\u003eHideo Yokoyama \u003c\/b\u003eworked for twelve years as an investigative reporter with a regional newspaper north of Tokyo before becoming one of Japan's most acclaimed and bestselling fiction writers. \u003ci\u003ePrefecture D \u003c\/i\u003eis his third book to be translated into English. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Lloyd-Davies \u003c\/b\u003estudied Japanese at the University of Durham and Chinese at Oxford. His translations include \u003ci\u003eEdge \u003c\/i\u003eby Koji Suzuki, with cotranslator Camellia Nieh; the Psyche Diver trilogy by Baku Yumemakura; \u003ci\u003eGray Men \u003c\/i\u003eby Tomotake Ishikawa; and Nan-Core by Mahokaru Numata; and \u003ci\u003eSix Four \u003c\/i\u003eby Hideo Yokoyama. His translation of Edge received the Shirley Jackson Award for best novel. Originally from Wales, he now resides in Tokyo.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.4 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 10, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53356903727469,"sku":"9780374237042","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/NTh3ZCtkTDA3UnlVdVJaRTJNTVBvZz09.webp?v=1779285214","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/prefecture-d-four-novellas-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}