{"product_id":"out-special-edition-paperback","title":"Out (Special Edition) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNatsuo Kirino\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStephen B. Snyder\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA special edition of Natsuo Kirino's award-winning, tension-filled literary mystery \u003ci\u003eOut.\u003c\/i\u003e Featuring an introduction by James Ellroy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis mesmerizing novel tells the story of a brutal murder in the staid Tokyo suburbs, as a young mother who works the night shift making boxed lunches strangles her abusive husband and then seeks the help of her coworkers to dispose of the body and cover up her crime. The coolly intelligent Masako emerges as the plot's ringleader but quickly discovers that this killing is merely the beginning, as it leads to a terrifying foray into the violent underbelly of Japanese society. At once a masterpiece of literary suspense and pitch-black comedy of gender warfare, \u003ci\u003eOut\u003c\/i\u003e is also a moving evocation of the pressures and prejudices that drive women to extreme deeds, and the friendships that bolster them in the aftermath. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Vintage Crime\/Black Lizard Special Edition\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNatsuo Kirino, born in 1951, quickly established a reputation in her own country as one of a rare breed of mystery writer whose work goes well beyond the conventional crime novel. This fact has been demonstrated by her winning not only the Grand Prix for Crime Fiction in Japan-for \u003cb\u003eOut\u003c\/b\u003e in 1998-but one of its major literary awards-the Naoki Prize in 1999, for \u003cb\u003eSoft Cheeks\u003c\/b\u003e (to be published in English). Several of her books have also been turned into full-scale movies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOut\u003c\/b\u003e is the first of her novels to appear in English and was nominated for an Edgar Award. Natsuo Kirino lives in Japan.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 09, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42097581555847,"sku":"9780593311950","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/b961aaf0e59e67e1a62ace0a4de8a614.webp?v=1732353703","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/out-special-edition-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}