{"product_id":"9781569479261","title":"Inspector Imanishi Investigates","description":"In the wee hours of a 1960s Tokyo morning, a dead body is found under the rails of a train, and the victim's face is so badly damaged that police have a hard time figuring out the victim’s identity. Only two clues surface: an old man, overheard talking in a distinctive accent to a young man, and the word “kameda.” Inspector Imanishi leaves his beloved bonsai and his haiku and goes off to investigate—and runs up against a blank wall. Months pass in fruitless questioning, in following up leads, until the case is closed, unsolved.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Imanishi is dissatisfied, and a series of coincidences lead him back to the case. Why did a young woman scatter pieces of white paper out of the window of a train? Why did a bar girl leave for home right after Imanishi spoke to her? Why did an actor, on the verge of telling Imanishi something important, drop dead of a heart attack? What can a group of nouveau young artists possibly have to do with the murder of a quiet and “saintly” provincial old ex-policemen? Inspector Imanishi investigates.","brand":"Soho Press, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47146884628720,"sku":"9781569479261","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781569479261_p0.jpg?v=1763776222","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781569479261","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}