{"product_id":"case-closed-vol-1-paperback","title":"Case Closed, Vol. 1 - 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\u003e\u003cb\u003eGhastly beheadings, bloody murders, and coldhearted child abductions--\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePrecocious high school student Jimmy Kudo uses his keen powers of observation and astute intuition to solve mysteries that have left law enforcement officials baffled. Hot on the trail of a suspect, Jimmy is accosted from behind and fed a strange chemical which physically transforms him into a grade schooler! Taking on the pseudonym Conan Edogawa, he attempts to track down the people who did this to him. But until he finds a cure for his bizarre condition, Jimmy continues to help the police solve their toughest cases. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCan you crack the case before Conan does?\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 0.61 x 7.44 x 5.06 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 September 07, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457433026738,"sku":"9781591163275","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/1ce6e96e4f915c1afaa9a20e7c8fce00.webp?v=1778880677","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/case-closed-vol-1-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}