{"product_id":"point-zero","title":"Point Zero","description":"\u003cp\u003eA triumph by Seicho Matsumoto (1909-1992), the master of Japanese mystery writing. A beautifully written novel that takes on the taboo of Japanese prostitution catering to GIs during the American post-war occupation. Tokyo 1958, Teiko marries Kenichi Uehara, ten years her senior, an advertising man recommended by an intermediary. After a four-day honeymoon, Kenichi vanishes. Keito travels to the coastal and snow-bound city of Kanazawa, where Kenishi was last seen, to investigate his disappearance. She discovers that he had been a police officer in Tokyo after the war, keeping watch over pan pan girls, Japanese prostitutes catering to GIs. Some of these women have created a new life in Kanazawa and may have taken extreme measures to hide their past.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bitter Lemon Press","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":52227618865434,"sku":"N9781913394936","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/9462\/2234\/files\/9781913394936.jpg?v=1778906155","url":"https:\/\/honnomoribooks.com\/products\/point-zero","provider":"Honnomori Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}