Pretty Boy Detective Club (manga), volume 2

Name: Pretty Boy Detective Club (manga), volume 2
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9781647290764
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Summary

In Pretty Boy Detective Club, volume 2, Mayumi Dojima's initiation into the club is tested by two thrilling mysteries: a disappearing swindler and a baffling kidnapping. When a businessman leaves counterfeit bills in her path, Mayumi and the Pretty Boys dive into a high-stakes game at a shady casino hidden within a rival school's gym. Their pursuit of truth reveals deceitful foes and leads to a chilling discovery of 33 mysterious paintings linked to a kidnapping from seven years ago at Yubiwa Academy.
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Ideal for fans of graphic novels with intricate mysteries, stylish visuals, and witty dialogue. Readers who enjoy clever detective stories blended with supernatural elements will find this manga captivating.

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Based on the novel from the renowned author NisiOisiN, comes the Pretty Boy Detective Club manga! With art by Suzuka Oda (Psychic Detective Yakumo).

A disappearing swindler and an impossible kidnapping—two thrilling new mysteries await!

Mayumi Dojima has just become the newest member of the Pretty Boy Detective Club when her first challenge as Mayumi the Seer literally falls into her lap—a suspicious businessman drops a wad of counterfeit bills on the sidewalk, and suddenly the games are afoot!

At a shady casino operating out of their rival high school's gymnasium, the Pretty Boys encounter a fiendish new foil—leading to a nail-biting showdown between beauty and fraud...

And just when things seem to have quieted down, a chance discovery in the art room leads the Pretty Boys to 33 mysterious paintings, and a bizarre kidnapping that took place at Yubiwa Academy seven years earlier—?!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781647290764

Publisher: Vertical Inc.

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 December 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: Vertical Inc.

Illustration: 400 Illustrations

Contributors:

Illustrated by Suzuka Oda

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 191.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 356

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Fiction Graphic Novels Manga NisiOisiN Penguin Books

About the Author

Born in 1981, NISIOISIN dropped out of Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto to pursue a career in story-telling. After submitting numerous manuscripts, he won the 23rd Mephisto Prize for his mystery novel Kubikiri Cycle at the age of 20. Since that 2002 debut, NISIOISIN has penned more than 100 novels across numerous series, in addition to a number of comics and tv scripts. He has been hailed for breaking down the barrier between so-called "light novels" and mainstream literary fiction, and is one of Japan's best-selling author's in recent memory, ranking in the top 10 from 2009-2016 and topping that list in both 2012 and 2014. His best known works are the massively popular Monogatari, Zaregoto, and Katanagatari series, all of which have been adapted into television anime. An animated series of The Pretty Boy Detective club is set to air in both Japan and the US. Nishio's works often cover themes of youth, but are framed in genres that are familiar to the masses. His works tend to mix mystery with comedy and touches or romance and/or the supernatural. He is a modern author in every sense, sometimes even experiementing with the Japanese language itself. Many of his works have been adapted into animated television series and films. His best known works are the Monogatari series and Katanagatari. Suzuka Oda