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On the flight there, however, he hears the same words as he did four years ago: “Is there a detective on the plane?”","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43205908103346,"sku":"9781975348250","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781975348250_99c3e3fd-9ac6-4842-a305-01f4ba53f14d.jpg?v=1786031627"},{"product_id":"9781975368975","title":"The Detective Is Already Dead, Vol. 6","description":"Siesta and Kimihiko’s first meeting did not take place during that fateful plane hijacking but rather four years earlier, when the Federation Government tasked Siesta with locating a spy in Japan. During her undercover investigation, she happened upon her future assistant, who had a connection with the spy she was looking for. With Kimihiko as her only lead, she enlisted his help in the search. But Siesta hid her identity with constant disguises, so unbeknownst to Kimihiko, he had already met the Ace Detective. Finally, the story of their true encounter—and the reason behind Siesta’s invitation to Kimihiko on that day in the sky—is revealed in this prequel!","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43205925470386,"sku":"9781975368975","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781975368975.jpg?v=1786032125"},{"product_id":"9781975325756","title":"The Detective Is Already Dead, Vol. 1","description":"When the story begins without its hero​Kimihiko Kimizuka has always been a magnet for trouble and intrigue. For as long as he can remember, he’s been stumbling across murder scenes or receiving mysterious attache cases to transport. When he met Siesta, a brilliant detective fighting a secret war against an organization of pseudohumans, he couldn’t resist the call to become her assistant and join her on an epic journey across the world. …Until a year ago, that is. Now he’s returned to a life that is normal and tepid by comparison, knowing the adventure must be over. After all, the detective is already dead.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43205953355954,"sku":"9781975325756","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781975325756_05596b55-6706-4e3f-84f2-e848dbf1c8cb.jpg?v=1786031817"},{"product_id":"9781975325794","title":"The Detective Is Already Dead, Vol. 3","description":"What’s wrong with this story? After being kidnapped, Kimizuka, Natsunagi, Saikawa, and Charlie have learned the truth about Siesta’s death...or have they? A girl who looks just like the deceased appears and informs them that the footage they’ve been investigating contains an error. As they hunt for an answer to a mystery that even Siesta couldn’t uncover, the group will learn what it truly means to inherit the legacy of an ace detective. Though the detective may already be dead and the truth of her passing revealed, it’s still too early for the epilogue…","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43205953454258,"sku":"9781975325794","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781975325794_80e4f5f3-2e00-4e31-8a67-09b293358065.jpg?v=1786031819"},{"product_id":"9781975379568","title":"The Detective Is Already Dead 7","description":"The second act is about to begin.The adventure of the detective and her assistant began ten thousand meters above the earth. They helped clients, solved cases, fought powerful enemies, and traveled all over the world—and then the detective died. The story should have ended there. But a year later, one girl’s passion set it in motion again. After many battles and sacrifices, a miracle was granted. Now that it’s all over, Kimihiko Kimizuka is basking in the ordinary life that comes afterward. (Am I okay with that, you ask? Sure. It’s not like I’m causing trouble for anybody. I mean, it’s true, isn’t it? The detective is already—)","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56309361541493,"sku":"9781975379568","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781975379568_51fd9859-6d9e-4d8b-83f0-8d671a65ba74.jpg?v=1786031676"},{"product_id":"9798855409260","title":"Nagisa Natsunagi Still Wants to Be a High School Girl, Vol. 1 (light novel)","description":"The proxy detective is living her dream.All Nagisa Natsunagi wanted was to be a regular high schooler, and right now, that’s all she is. The most special thing about her is that she was too sick to come to school for a long time—but that’s all in the past now thanks to a successful heart transplant. At long last, she’s finally living the life she always wished for! Still, she can’t help wondering about her donor, and there’s a boy in town who can solve any case. Maybe he can help?","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56311470162293,"sku":"9798855409260","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9798855409260_a6681ecf-b13a-4f05-8829-58da1e62bb3f.jpg?v=1786033480"},{"product_id":"9781975325770","title":"The Detective Is Already Dead, Vol. 2","description":"WHO WERE YOU TO HER? WHO WAS SHE TO YOU?​While on an outing one day, Kimihiko Kimizuka and his three friends are kidnapped by…Siesta herself?! But they soon learn there’s more to the story as she reveals the long-forgotten truth about Siesta’s death. Will this be the clue that finally unlocks the secrets of Kimihiko's past?","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56313239339381,"sku":"9781975325770","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781975325770_795086d3-fd48-4649-a7fc-17570ba99d08.jpg?v=1786031818"},{"product_id":"9798855416862","title":"The Detective Is Already Dead, Vol. 11","description":"“I want to protect my friends. If I can’t do that, I don’t mind being an enemy of the world instead.”Having learned the truth of the Akashic records, Kimihiko Kimizuka, the Ace Detective, and their companions reach the System, the final piece needed to restore the world’s missing history. There, they recover all their memories of the Great Cataclysm, and Kimihiko is reminded of a promise he once made that will help him awaken the sleeping beauty and get their happy ending. However, the Singularity is forced to make an ultimate choice… The detective is already dead—but there’s no way Kimihiko is going to let it end that way. Even if people end up calling him the Great Cataclysm!","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56369577296245,"sku":"9798855416862","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9798855416862_3e455f37-fa1d-4191-9363-afeb3bd1ef89.jpg?v=1786035213"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-umibouzu-umibouzu.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}