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The Fine Art Of Uncanny Prediction
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<p><b>The unmissable new novel from the author of the BBC ‘Between the Covers’ book club hit, The Fine Art of Invisible Detection</b><br><br><b>''The world''s greatest storyteller''</b> GUARDIAN<br><b>''One of the finest crime writers of any generation''</b> DAILY MAIL<br><b>''Our finest practitioner of the double-cross plotting''</b> MICK HERRON<br><b>_______</b><br><br>Umiko Wada never set out to be a private detective, let alone become the one-woman operation behind the Kodaka Detective Agency. But so it has turned out, thanks to the death of her former boss, Kazuto Kodaka, in mysterious circumstances.<br><br>Keen to avoid a similar fate, Wada chooses the cases she takes very carefully. A businessman who wants her to track down his estranged son offers what appears to be a straightforward assignment. Soon she finds herself pulled into a labyrinthine conspiracy with links to a twenty-seven-year-old investigation by her late employer and to the chaos and trauma of the dying days of the Second World War.<br><br>As Wada uncovers a dizzying web of connections between then and now, it becomes clear that someone has gone to extraordinary lengths to keep the past buried. Soon those she loves most will be sucked into the orbit of one of the most powerful men in Tokyo. And he will do whatever it takes to hold on to his power...<br><br><b><i>The Fine Art of Uncanny Prediction</i> is another tour de force from the cunning mind of master storyteller Robert Goddard. Spanning seventy years, it takes the reader on a head-spinning journey of twist and counter-twist which keep you guessing until the final pages.</b><br><b>_______<br><br>Readers love Robert Goddard:<br><br>***** ''Guaranteed and satisfying escapism''<br>***** ''Twists and turns right up to the last page''<br>***** ''Edge-of-the-seat stuff''<br>***** ''Fresh and inventive''<br>***** ''The master of twists and suspense ... sublime''<br>***** ''Scintillating and wickedly twisty''<br>***** ‘If Stephen King has taken it to a baseball game, I''m going to read it’</b></p>
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| Author | Robert Goddard |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| ISBN-13 | 9780552178488 |
| Item Height | 3 |
| Item Length | 12.7 |
| Item Width | 19.7 |
| Publisher | Penguin Books |
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The Fine Art Of Uncanny Prediction
£9.72
£9.72/each
Description
<p><b>The unmissable new novel from the author of the BBC ‘Between the Covers’ book club hit, The Fine Art of Invisible Detection</b><br><br><b>''The world''s greatest storyteller''</b> GUARDIAN<br><b>''One of the finest crime writers of any generation''</b> DAILY MAIL<br><b>''Our finest practitioner of the double-cross plotting''</b> MICK HERRON<br><b>_______</b><br><br>Umiko Wada never set out to be a private detective, let alone become the one-woman operation behind the Kodaka Detective Agency. But so it has turned out, thanks to the death of her former boss, Kazuto Kodaka, in mysterious circumstances.<br><br>Keen to avoid a similar fate, Wada chooses the cases she takes very carefully. A businessman who wants her to track down his estranged son offers what appears to be a straightforward assignment. Soon she finds herself pulled into a labyrinthine conspiracy with links to a twenty-seven-year-old investigation by her late employer and to the chaos and trauma of the dying days of the Second World War.<br><br>As Wada uncovers a dizzying web of connections between then and now, it becomes clear that someone has gone to extraordinary lengths to keep the past buried. Soon those she loves most will be sucked into the orbit of one of the most powerful men in Tokyo. And he will do whatever it takes to hold on to his power...<br><br><b><i>The Fine Art of Uncanny Prediction</i> is another tour de force from the cunning mind of master storyteller Robert Goddard. Spanning seventy years, it takes the reader on a head-spinning journey of twist and counter-twist which keep you guessing until the final pages.</b><br><b>_______<br><br>Readers love Robert Goddard:<br><br>***** ''Guaranteed and satisfying escapism''<br>***** ''Twists and turns right up to the last page''<br>***** ''Edge-of-the-seat stuff''<br>***** ''Fresh and inventive''<br>***** ''The master of twists and suspense ... sublime''<br>***** ''Scintillating and wickedly twisty''<br>***** ‘If Stephen King has taken it to a baseball game, I''m going to read it’</b></p>
Sold by Speedyhen (Speedy Hen LTD)
| Author | Robert Goddard |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| ISBN-13 | 9780552178488 |
| Item Height | 3 |
| Item Length | 12.7 |
| Item Width | 19.7 |
| Publisher | Penguin Books |
Delivery
- FREE standard courier delivery by Tue 14 Oct
Returns
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