{"product_id":"sherlock-holmes-a-scandal-in-japan-paperback","title":"Sherlock Holmes: A Scandal in Japan - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKeisuke Matsuoka\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere did Sherlock Holmes go during his famous disappearance between his death at Reichenbach Falls and reappearance in Baker Street, three years later? God of mystery Keisuke Matsuoka contends that it was in the Far East--in Japan, to be exact. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1891, Nicholas Alexandrovich, the Tsarevich of Russia, was traveling in a fragile Meiji-era Japan on an official tour when he was almost assassinated. The Otsu Incident, as this came to be known, led to fear of an international incident, perhaps even a declaration of war from Russia. In steps Sherlock Holmes--on the run from the British police and presumed to be dead. Together with Hirobumi Ito, the first Prime Minister of Japan, the two unlikely allies immerse themselves in a knotted tangle of politics, deceit, and great powers.\u003cbr\u003eIn this deftly researched and immersive novel, based on real historical events, the great Sherlock Holmes stakes his flag in modern history in the turbulent early years of a rising Japan buffeted by the winds of change.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeisuke Matsuoka exploded onto the literary stage in 1997 with the psycho-thriller Saimin (Hypnosis), which sold over a million copies in Japan. Two years later he published Senrigan (Second Sight), which have spin offs and sequesls, achieved combined sales of over six and a quarter million books to date.\u003cbr\u003eHis recent novel \u003cb\u003eTantei no Tantei \u003c\/b\u003e(Detective vs Detective) become a success which a drama series was created in Japan. Detective VS Detective is currently streaming in the U.S. on Crunchyroll. \u003cbr\u003eMatsuoka has won many awards through out his career, his most recent being the 2014 Bookwalker Grand Prize Award in Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 335\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769797574944,"sku":"9781947194373","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/581997b93e26e4d9248f32a3c8e955aa.webp?v=1780356934","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/sherlock-holmes-a-scandal-in-japan-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}