{"product_id":"9781936071654","title":"Taroko Gorge","description":"\u003cbr\u003eA disillusioned and raggedy American reporter\u003cbr\u003eand his drunken photojournalist partner are the last\u003cbr\u003eto see three Japanese schoolgirls who disappear\u003cbr\u003einto Taroko Gorge, Taiwan’s largest national park.\u003cbr\u003eThe journalists—who are themselves suspects—\u003cbr\u003einvestigate the disappearance along with the girls’\u003cbr\u003ehomeroom teacher, their bickering classmates,\u003cbr\u003eand a seasoned and wary Taiwanese detective.\u003cbr\u003eThe conflicts between them—complicated by\u003cbr\u003ethe outrageousness of the photographer and the\u003cbr\u003eraging hormones of the young—raise questions of\u003cbr\u003epersonal responsibility, truthfulness, and guarded\u003cbr\u003eself-interest.\u003cbr\u003eThe world and its dangers—both natural and\u003cbr\u003einterpersonal—are real, changing, and violently\u003cbr\u003epressing. And the emotions that churn in dark\u003cbr\u003erooms overnight as the players gather in the park\u003cbr\u003evisitors’ center are as intense as in any closet\u003cbr\u003edrama. There’s enough action and furor here to\u003cbr\u003ekeep readers turning the pages, and the cultural\u003cbr\u003erevelations of the story suggest that the human\u003cbr\u003eneed for mystery outweighs the desire for answers.","brand":"Unbridled Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47061145321712,"sku":"9781936071654","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781936071654_p0.jpg?v=1769897787","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781936071654","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}