{"product_id":"people-who-eat-darkness-the-true-story-of-a-young-woman-who-vanished-from-the-streets-of-tokyo-and-the-evil-that-swallowed-her-up-9781250390585","title":"People Who Eat Darkness: The True Story of a Young Woman Who Vanished from the Streets of Tokyo--And the Evil That Swallowed Her Up","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller, Named a Best Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eEsquire, The Guardian, New York\u003c\/i\u003e and more\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLucie Blackman--tall, blond, twenty-one years old--stepped out into the vastness of Tokyo in the summer of 2000, and disappeared forever. The following winter, her dismembered remains were found buried in a seaside cave. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRichard Lloyd Parry, an award-winning foreign correspondent, covered Lucie's disappearance and followed the massive search for her, the long investigation, and the even longer trial. Over ten years, he earned the trust of her family and friends, won unique access to the Japanese detectives and Japan's byzantine legal system, and delved deep into the mind of the man accused of the crime, Joji Obara, described by the judge as \"unprecedented and extremely evil.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe result is a book at once thrilling and revelatory, \"\u003ci\u003eIn Cold Blood \u003c\/i\u003efor our times\" (Chris Cleave, author of \u003ci\u003eIncendiary \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLittle Bee\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Lloyd Parry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.30w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250390585","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44146932809773,"sku":"9781250390585","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_2c025cc0-045d-4065-bba8-0d7178981a35.jpg?v=1757180661","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/people-who-eat-darkness-the-true-story-of-a-young-woman-who-vanished-from-the-streets-of-tokyo-and-the-evil-that-swallowed-her-up-9781250390585","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}