{"product_id":"a-game-of-cat-and-killer-9781538786710","title":"A Game of Cat and Killer by Akagawa, Jiro","description":"\u003cb\u003eIntroducing an iconic investigative duo--a hapless detective and his capable cat--in this must-read by one of Japan's most beloved novelists of crime fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Detective Yoshitaro Katayama is afraid of many things: heights, dark spaces, blood and ... women. When a young female student is found murdered, he's given two choices--review the harrowing crime-scene photographs or head to Hagoromo Women's College to investigate--and reluctantly opts for the latter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But the threat escalates with additional murders, and soon Katayama has a different surprise on his hands: a calico cat named Holmes, orphaned when the dean himself falls victim. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Surely that's the last thing Katayama needs. Until Holmes begins to display some uncanny investigative instincts of her own ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jiro Akagawa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781538786710\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn on February 29th, 1948, in Fukuoka Prefecture, \u003cb\u003eJiro Akagawa\u003c\/b\u003e is one of Japan's most prolific and celebrated mystery writers. In a career that spans several decades, he has written over 650 books and sold more than 330 million copies. Working as a salaried employee for twelve years after graduating high school, he won the All Yomimono New Mystery Writers' Prize for a short novel titled\u003ci\u003e Ghost Train\u003c\/i\u003e while working a full-time job. In 1978, he became a bestselling novelist with the \u003ci\u003eMikeneko Holmes no Suiri \u003c\/i\u003ewhich recounts the adventures of a detective and his adopted cat; the beloved series continues today with over fifty-five novels, seventy including short stories. It was only then that he quit his corporate job and turned his full attention to writing. He won the Kadokawa Novel Prize in 1980 with \u003ci\u003eRequiem for an Evil Wife\u003c\/i\u003e, the Japan Mystery Literature Award in 2005, and the Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for Literature in 2016 with \u003ci\u003eTokyo Year Zero\u003c\/i\u003e. Many of his hit titles have been adapted for the screen and stage, including award-winning films such as \u003ci\u003eSailor Suit and Machine Gun\u003c\/i\u003e (1981), \u003ci\u003eDetective Story\u003c\/i\u003e (1983), \u003ci\u003eEarly Spring Story\u003c\/i\u003e (1985), \u003ci\u003eWho Do I Choose?\u003c\/i\u003e (1989), and\u003ci\u003e Chizuko's Younger Sister\u003c\/i\u003e (1991). The first Mikeneko Holmes book has also been made into a film and two television series that aired from 1979 to 1984, as well as in 2012.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67770745028761,"sku":"9781538786710","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/9781538786710.jpg?v=1792703712","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/a-game-of-cat-and-killer-9781538786710","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}