{"product_id":"case-closed-vol-53-paperback","title":"Case Closed, Vol. 53 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGosho Aoyama\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCan Detective Conan crack the case...while trapped in a kid's body?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJimmy Kudo, the son of a world-renowned mystery writer, is a high school detective who has cracked the most baffling of cases. One day while on a date with his childhood friend Rachel Moore, Jimmy observes a pair of men in black involved in some shady business. The men capture Jimmy and give him a poisonous substance to rub out their witness. But instead of killing him, it turns him into a little kid! Jimmy takes on the pseudonym Conan Edogawa and continues to solve all the difficult cases that come his way. All the while, he's looking for the men in black and the mysterious organization they're with in order to find a cure for his miniature malady. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Kaito Kid has vowed to steal a famous artist's latest painting--and Conan is at the scene! But while Conan prepares to stop the theft, a man is killed under his nose. Is the Kid a thief and a murderer? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen a small boy is the only witness to a crime, but no one can make heads or tails of his strange testimony. And Conan is distracted by his suspicions about Rachel's new friend Eisuke, who bears an eerie resemblance to one of the Men in Black!\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGosho Aoyama made his debut in 1992 with \u003ci\u003eChotto Matte\u003c\/i\u003e (Wait a Minute), which won Shogakukan's prestigious Shinjin Comic Taisho (Newcomer's Award for Comics) and launched his career as a critically acclaimed, top-selling manga artist. In addition to \u003ci\u003eDetective Conan\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Shogakukan Manga Award in 2001, Aoyama created the popular manga \u003ci\u003eYaiba\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1992. Aoyama's manga is greatly influenced by his boyhood love for mystery, adventure and baseball, and he has cited the tales of Arsene Lupin and Sherlock Holmes and the samurai films of Akira Kurosawa as some of his childhood favorites.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.4 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 13, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42725680414783,"sku":"9781421565095","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/e2299e1d6ac81e755c9fa1bf00135459.webp?v=1765107523","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/case-closed-vol-53-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}