{"product_id":"a-game-of-cat-and-jiro-akagawa-9781538786710","title":"A Game of Cat and Killer","description":"\u003cb\u003eIntroducing one the most iconic investigative duos in crime fiction - a hapless detective and his capable cat - \u003ci\u003eA Game of Cat and Killer\u003c\/i\u003e is a must for all readers of Japanese cat fiction and classic crime, written by one of Japan's most beloved novelists. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Detective Yoshitaro Katayama is afraid of many things: heights, dark spaces, blood and . . . women. When a young female student is found murdered, he's given two choices - review the harrowing crime-scene photographs or head to Hagoromo Women's College to investigate - and reluctantly opts for the latter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But the threat escalates with additional murders, and soon Katayama has a different surprise on his hands: a calico cat named Holmes, orphaned when the dean himself falls victim. Surely that's the last thing Katayama needs. Until Holmes begins to display some uncanny investigative instincts of her own . . . \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jiro Akagawa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1538786710\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781538786710\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.54d","brand":"Jiro Akagawa","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48450493120767,"sku":"9781538786710","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_93222690-32e3-4b33-95b6-4d7dc63f795e.jpg?v=1777268047","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-game-of-cat-and-jiro-akagawa-9781538786710","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}