{"product_id":"the-aosawa-murdersbooks","title":"The Aosawa Murders","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelected by NYT as one of MOST NOTABLE BOOKS of 2020.   \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a stormy summer day the Aosawas, owners of a prominent local hospital, host a large birthday party. The occasion turns into tragedy when 17 people die from cyanide in their drinks. The only surviving links to what might have happened are a cryptic verse that could be the killer's, and the physician's bewitching blind daughter, Hisako, the only person spared injury. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the youth who emerges as the prime suspect commits suicide that October, effectively sealing his guilt while consigning his motives to mystery. The police are convinced that Hisako had a role in the crime, as are many in the town, including the author of a bestselling book about the murders written a decade after the incident, who was herself a childhood friend of Hisako’ and witness to the discovery of the murders.  The truth is revealed through a skilful juggling of testimony by different voices: family members, witnesses and neighbours, police investigators and of course the mesmerizing Hisako herself.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Onda, Riku","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43053459144928,"sku":"","price":8.97,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/products\/BNCImageAPI_10160226-c518-43ea-9d52-dd8b640fb4b1.jpg?v=1656526165","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/the-aosawa-murdersbooks","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}