{"product_id":"a-quiet-place-9780241744208","title":"A Quiet Place","description":"\u003cp\u003eA thrillingly dark novel from 'Japan's Agatha Christie' ( Sunday Times )\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile on a business trip to Kobe, Tsuneo Asai receives the news that his wife Eiko has died of a heart attack. Eiko had a heart condition so the news of her death wasn't totally unexpected. But the circumstances of her demise left Tsuneo, a softly spoken government bureaucrat, perplexed. How did it come about that his wife, who was shy and withdrawn, and only left their house twice a week to go to haiku meetings ended up dead in a small shop in a shady Tokyo neighbourhood?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Tsuneo goes to apologize to the boutique owner for the trouble caused by his wife's death he discovers the villa Tachibana near by, a house known to be a meeting place for secret lovers. As he digs deeper into his wife's recent past, he must eventually conclude that she led a double life...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Seicho Matsumoto\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eClassic crime, Thriller \/ suspense, Fiction in translation\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 7 Aug 2025 by Penguin Books Ltd.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Seicho Matsumoto","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320131002746,"sku":"9780241744208","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9780241744208.jpg?v=1790643718","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/cy\/products\/a-quiet-place-9780241744208","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}