{"product_id":"9781787304727","title":"Seesaw Monster","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Isaka, Kotaro \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 3 July 2025 by Vintage Publishing (Harvill Secker) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e241 x 165 x 32 | 558g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Fascinating and thought provoking with some genuine surprises and incredibly clever ideas that kept me thinking about it long after I finished it… a Japanese Black Mirror!' Ajay Chowdhury, author of The WaiterSome mother-in-laws are hard. This one might be murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiyako suspects her mother-in-law is a murderer. It’s not just a case of them rubbing each other up the wrong way – there is definitely something suspicious going on. But Miyako isn’t exactly what she seems either. Her husband has no idea about her past life as a secret agent. When she decides to use her professional skills to investigate her mother-in-law, the delicate equilibrium of their lives is thrown wildly out of balance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany decades later, in a future world where electronic communication has been irrevocably compromised, confidential messages must be delivered by trusted couriers like Mito. But one delivery pulls Mito into a conspiracy beyond his wildest imaginings, and forces him into a race against time to defeat a world-changing technological threat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeesaw Monster contains two sharp, thrilling linked novellas - SEESAW MONSTER and SPIN MONSTER - from the bestselling and multi-award-winning writer Kotaro Isaka, internationally celebrated for his offbeat humour and inventive talent for twists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR KOTARO ISAKA:‘Unlike anything you're likely to have read before . . . white-hot with double-crosses’ Financial Times‘Entertaining . . . high-speed . . . with lots of twists and turns’ The Times‘Thoroughly enjoyable’ Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55462140477815,"sku":"9781787304727","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781787304727.jpg?v=1752833530","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781787304727","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}