{"product_id":"tokyo-swindlers-9781611720846","title":"Tokyo Swindlers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow a major Netflix series!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This is masterful\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (Starred Review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"...no one comes out unscathed.\"--Jake Adelstein, author of \u003ci\u003eTokyo Vice\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTokyo Noir\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An unflinching deep dive into the darkness of humanity.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Japan Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Pulls back the curtain on the high-stakes world of land fraud in Japan.\"--Asian Review of Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA contemporary Japanese crime thriller unravels an intricate web of deception and greed, inspired by recent land-fraud scandals.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTakumi, grieving the tragic loss of his family, is drawn into a real-estate swindle masterminded by fabled land scammer Harrison Yamanaka. The target is an unprecedented $70-million property. During his pursuit, Detective Tatsu, upright as ever but nearing retirement, discovers Harrison's strange connection to Takumi's past. As the high-stakes fraud unfolds, the convergence of motives leads to a shocking outcome in this intense game of deception versus truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Ko Shinjo\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eKo Shinjo was born in Tokyo in 1983. He made his debut in 2012 with \u003cem\u003eNarrow House\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the 36th Subaru Literature Award. In 2020, Shinjo's book \u003cem\u003eJimenshitachi\u003c\/em\u003e--which has been adapted into Netflix's live-action \u003cem\u003eTokyo Swindlers\u003c\/em\u003e--was nominated for the 23rd Haruhiko Oyabu Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTranslator: Charles De Wolf\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eCharles De Wolf, a resident of Japan for more than 40 years, is an accomplished translator of fiction and nonfiction as well as scholarly works. His English-translated works include\u003cem\u003e In Pursuit of Lavender\u003c\/em\u003e by Akiko Itoyama, \u003cem\u003eME\u003c\/em\u003e by Hoshino Tomiyuki, and \u003cem\u003eEclipse\u003c\/em\u003e by Hirano Keiichiro. He is currently a professor emeritus at Keio University in Tokyo, where he held faculty positions for more than 20 years. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Shueisha","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50895281651986,"sku":"9781611720846","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_51317f96-3160-4e1f-81ae-2426e9534393.jpg?v=1738269344","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/tokyo-swindlers-9781611720846","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}