Associate Professor Akira Takatsuki's Conjecture, Vol. 5 (light novel)

Name: Associate Professor Akira Takatsuki's Conjecture, Vol. 5 (light novel)
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781975353056
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By Mikage Sawamura and Katelyn Smith

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Associate Professor Akira Takatsuki's Conjecture is a mystery light novel series centred around mystery and school life. Read More

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Associate Professor Akira Takatsuki's Conjecture, Vol. 5 (light...

$29⁹⁹

"Naoya Fukamachi is a university student whose ability to infallibly detect lies has left him friendless and isolated, but when he writes a paper about a strange festival he wandered into as a child, he catches the fancy of his folklore studies professor Akira Takatsuki."--

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Associate Professor Akira Takatsuki's Conjecture is a mystery light novel series centred around mystery and school life.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781975353056

Publisher: Little, Brown & Company

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 March 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Yen Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 136.0mm

Height: 208.0mm

Weight: 209g

Pages: 200

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Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction Katelyn Smith Mikage Sawamura Yen Press Young Adult

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