{"product_id":"salvation-of-a-saint-paperback","title":"Salvation of a Saint - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKeigo Higashino\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlexander O. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of the internationally bestselling, award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Devotion of Suspect X\u003c\/i\u003e comes the latest novel featuring Detective Galileo \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2011, \u003ci\u003eThe Devotion of Suspect X\u003c\/i\u003e was a hit with critics and readers alike. The first major English language publication from the most popular bestselling writer in Japan, it was acclaimed as stunning, brilliant, and ingenious. Now physics professor Manabu Yukawa--Detective Galileo--returns in a new case of impossible murder, where instincts clash with facts and theory with reality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYoshitaka, who was about to leave his marriage and his wife, is poisoned by arsenic-laced coffee and dies. His wife, Ayane, is the logical suspect--except that she was hundreds of miles away when he was murdered. The lead detective, Tokyo Police Detective Kusanagi, is immediately smitten with her and refuses to believe that she could have had anything to do with the crime. His assistant, Kaoru Utsumi, however, is convinced Ayane is guilty. While Utsumi's instincts tell her one thing, the facts of the case are another matter. So she does what her boss has done for years when stymied--she calls upon Professor Manabu Yukawa. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut even the brilliant mind of Dr. Yukawa has trouble with this one, and he must somehow find a way to solve an impossible murder and capture a very real, very deadly murderer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSalvation of a Saint\u003c\/i\u003e is Keigo Higashino at his mind-bending best, pitting emotion against fact in a beautifully plotted crime novel filled with twists and reverses that will astonish and surprise even the most attentive and jaded of readers.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKEIGO HIGASHINO is currently the bestselling author in Japan with over three dozen bestsellers, hundreds of millions of copies of his books sold worldwide, and nearly twenty films and television series based on his work. He won the Naoki Prize for his first novel featuring Detective Galileo and he lives in Tokyo, Japan. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eALEXANDER O. SMITH has translated a wide variety of novels, manga, and video games, for which he has been nominated for the Eisner Award, and won the ALA's Batchelder Award. He studied at Dartmouth College and holds an M.A. in Classical Japanese from Harvard University. He lives in Vermont.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 09, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772602777888,"sku":"9781250036278","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/69bbabc3e4026ef4657724170dab0aed.webp?v=1780409324","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/salvation-of-a-saint-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}