{"product_id":"piercing-ryu-murakami-9780143038634","title":"Piercing","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Mr. Murakami's novels are filled with entertaining psychopaths.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA pulsating cult-favorite psycho-thriller, the basis of the major motion picture starring Christopher Abbott and Mia Wasikowska \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*One of \u003ci\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/i\u003e's \u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003eTen Works of Literary Horror You Should Read (Even if You Don't Think You Like Horror)\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e* \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Kawashima Masayuki is a successful graphic designer living in Tokyo with his loving wife, Yoko, and their baby girl. Outwardly, their lives are a picture of happiness and contentment, but every night while his wife sleeps Kawashima creeds from him bed and watches over the baby's crib with an ice pick in his hand and an almost visceral desire to use it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One night, as this struggle unfolds once more, Kawashima makes a decision to confront his demons and sets into motion an uncontrollable chain of events seeming to lead inexorably to murder. The follow-up to \u003ci\u003eIn the Miso Soup\u003c\/i\u003e from a cult favorite writer, \u003ci\u003ePiercing \u003c\/i\u003econfirms Murakami as the master of the psycho thriller--terrifying, sickening, and utterly gripping.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ryu Murakami\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 014303863X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143038634\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.20h x 5.11w x 0.54d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/19\/2007 pg. 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2007 pg. 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2007 pg. 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2007 pg. 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2007 pg. 14","brand":"Ryu Murakami","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051456852223,"sku":"9780143038634","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_88849f58-6180-47c9-aa42-be5752ae47d2.jpg?v=1685013214","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/piercing-ryu-murakami-9780143038634","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}