{"product_id":"my-grandfather-the-master-detective-hardcover","title":"My Grandfather, the Master Detective - Hardcover","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\u003eMasateru Konishi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Japanese\u003ci\u003e The Thursday Murder Club, \u003c\/i\u003e taking healing fiction for a mystery-filled spin with this bestseller that has sold more than 200,000 copies in Japan.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHe's not your average Grandpa.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMasateru Konishi\u003c\/b\u003e graduated from the Department of English and American Literature at Meiji University and now works as a writer for TV and radio. He has previously written for the stage as well as the novelization of manga, but \u003ci\u003eMy Grandfather, the Master Detective\u003c\/i\u003e is his first completely original novel. Partly based on his own experience of caring for his father with dementia, the book won the twenty-first edition of the prestigious \"This Mystery is Amazing!\" Grand Prize. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLouise Heal Kawai\u003c\/b\u003e has been a translator of Japanese literature since 2006, translating several different genres of contemporary fiction. Her published translations include \u003ci\u003eThe Cat Who Saved Books\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Honjin Murders\u003c\/i\u003e; Daido Tamaki's \u003ci\u003eMilk\u003c\/i\u003e, which appeared in the short story anthology \u003ci\u003eInside and Other Short Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e; Tendo Shoko's bestselling autobiography \u003ci\u003eYakuza Moon\u003c\/i\u003e; and most recently \u003ci\u003eBuilding Waves\u003c\/i\u003e, a novel by feminist writer and poet Tomioka Taeko.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.23 x 7.84 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 17, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45085115547824,"sku":"9798217177639","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1121\/0060\/files\/DCI7o35Grx9798217177639.webp?v=1777996983","url":"https:\/\/sidekicksptown.com\/products\/my-grandfather-the-master-detective-hardcover","provider":"Sidekicks Ptown","version":"1.0","type":"link"}