She divorced her abusive husband five years prior and currently works at a bento shop in town. Yasuko Hanaoka is a single mother with a daughter in high school. Yukawa has helped solve many cases for the police and has garnered the nickname of Professor Galileo, named after the famous scientist who supported Copernicus’s theory that the sun was the center of the universe and the Earth revolved around it. The Devotion of Suspect X is the first English publication in a series to feature physicist and part-time sleuth Manabu Yukawa, translated from the Japanese by Alexander O. Over two million copies of his books have been sold and many of them have been adapted into successful films. He is one of the most popular mystery writers in Japan. The London Times calls Keigo Higashino “The Japanese Stieg Larsson”.
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He is six feet tall.Īsher was a member of Belle Morte's court for five years before Jean-Claude arrived. Although the left side of his face and body is angelically beautiful, his right side is hideously scarred Asher has become an expert at using his hair, posture, and shadow to present only his left side to viewers until an opportune moment arises to reveal his scars, if desired. Anita describes his hair as the color of metallic gold and his eyes as the pale blue of a Siberian Husky. Like Jean-Claude, Asher is fantastically handsome, having been selected for his beauty by Belle Morte, the vampire that made him. The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. The Eye of the World, the first novel in Robert Jordan's #1 New York Times bestselling epic fantasy series, The Wheel of Time®, follows Moiraine Damodred as she arrives in Emond's Field on a quest to find the one prophesized to stand against The Dark One. This program is read by narrator Rosamund Pike, star of the hit Prime Video original series. The Wheel of Time is now an original series on Prime Video, starring Rosamund Pike as Moiraine! “Through her smooth, dramatic performance, award-winning actor Rosamund Pike amplifies the new audiobook of book one in Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series.”- BookPageĪ #1 New York Times bestselling audiobook! At 33 hours, this audiobook is no small undertaking, but Pike's impressive performance leaves listeners wanting more."- AudioFile (Earphones Award winner) "Rosamund Pike brings a fresh narration to the first book in the beloved Wheel of Time series. A 2023 Audie Award winner for Best Female Narrator! |