{"product_id":"villain-paperback","title":"Villain - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShuichi Yoshida\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA chilling and seductive story of loneliness, desperation, and murder, \u003ci\u003eVillain \u003c\/i\u003eis the English-language debut of one of Japan's most popular writers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA woman is killed at a ghostly mountain pass in southern Japan and the local police quickly pinpoint a suspect. But as the puzzle pieces of the crime slowly click into place, new questions arise. Is a villain simply the person who commits a crime or are those who feel no remorse for malicious behavior just as guilty? Moving from office parks and claustrophobic love hotels to desolate seaside towns and lighthouses, Shuichi Yoshida's dark thriller\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereveals the inner lives of men and women who all have something to hide.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShuichi Yoshida\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Nagasaki, Japan, in 1968. The author of nine books, he has won numerous literary awards in Japan and has also had several of his short stories adapted for Japanese television. \u003ci\u003eVillain\u003c\/i\u003e won the Osaragi Jiro Prize and the Mainichi Publishing Culture Award, two prestigious Japanese prizes. Yoshida lives in Tokyo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 8.29 x 5.07 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 09, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41744361816199,"sku":"9780307454942","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/6775eece62988db9483410d2b55aa645.webp?v=1734090198","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/villain-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}