{"product_id":"azabu-getaway-michael-pronko-9781942410287","title":"Azabu Getaway","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A series that's only getting better.\" \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If there's a better crime series set in Japan, I've not yet read it.\" \u003cem\u003eCrime Thriller Hound\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoney isn't everything. It's the deadly thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the murder of a high-flying executive in one of Tokyo's wealth management firms, Detective Hiroshi finds himself investigating the financial schemes that secure the money of Tokyo's elite investors. His forensic accounting gets sidetracked, though, by a second murder and the abduction of two girls from the home of a hotshot wealth manager.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe abducted girls are the daughters of an international couple who seemed to have it all-a large apartment in the high-end Azabu district, top schools for the children, and a life of happy affluence. Their life falls apart and they are swept up in threats and pursuits for reasons they cannot fathom. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracking the money and tracking the two daughters leads Hiroshi into Tokyo's murky financial past and outside Japan's borders as he discovers how overseas investments and tax shelters are really managed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHiroshi works with Sakaguchi and Takamatsu and others on the homicide team, including an assertive new detective, as they confront greed and violence in one of the wealthiest cities in the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAzabu Getaway\u003c\/em\u003e is the fifth novel in the award-winning Detective Hiroshi series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Pronko\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 194241028X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781942410287\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Raked Gravel Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.74d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlueInk Review\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/17\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2023 pg. 38","brand":"Michael Pronko","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44077787152639,"sku":"9781942410287","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a691f782-8b24-419d-8357-aab980c4929e.jpg?v=1685471784","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/azabu-getaway-michael-pronko-9781942410287","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}