{"product_id":"9781941220566","title":"Shield of Straw","description":"BASIS OF THE TAKASHI MIIKE FILM | SOON TO BE A MOTION PICTURE STATESIDE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEver  since Assistant Inspector Mekari’s wife passed away, he has found no  joy in living. As a member of Japan’s security police, he once served in  the prime minister’s detail, but it’s been a while since he took  himself off the promotion track. He thinks he’s ready to take a bullet,  but something begins to change in him when he’s ordered to escort a  child rapist-murderer who relapsed after being released from prison.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe  multibillionaire grandfather of the suspect’s new victim is offering a  staggering bounty to anyone who would kill the man, Kiyomaru, who might  be spared the noose yet again. The government and the police brass,  meanwhile, can’t tolerate such a challenge to the rule of law and their  own authority. From the southern city where, fearing for his life,  Kiyomaru has turned himself in, he must be transported alive to Tokyo,  where the crime occurred.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Mekari and the transfer team weave  their way across the nation, its entire populace seems to salivate for  the billion-yen reward. On guard against both civilian aspirants and  fellow cops, the depressed assistant inspector has to wonder: What is  duty? What is his?","brand":"Kodansha USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47163540308208,"sku":"9781941220566","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781941220566_p0.jpg?v=1763756204","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781941220566","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}