The Fine Art of Uncanny Prediction: The #1 Bestseller

Umiko Wada is a private detective who becomes the one-woman operation behind the Kodaka Detective Agency after the death of her former boss. She is pulled into a labyrinthine conspiracy with links to a twenty-seven-year-old investigation by her late employer and to the chaos and trauma of the dying days of the Second World War. The book spans seventy years and takes the reader on a head-spinning journey of twist and counter-twist, keeping them guessing until the final pages. Readers love the Umiko Wada series for its guaranteed and satisfying escapism, twists and turns right up to the last page, edge-of-the-seat stuff, fresh and inventive plot, and the master of twists and suspense.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 432 pages
Publication date: 01 February 2024
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd

Umiko Wada, a private detective, is the one-woman operation behind the Kodaka Detective Agency. She carefully chooses cases, such as a businessman who wants her to track down his estranged son. However, she soon finds herself pulled into a labyrinthine conspiracy with links to a twenty-seven-year-old investigation by her late employer and the chaos and trauma of the Second World War. As Wada uncovers a dizzying web of connections between then and now, it becomes clear that someone has gone to extraordinary lengths to keep the past buried. Those she loves most will be sucked into the orbit of one of the most powerful men in Tokyo, who will do whatever it takes to hold on to his power.

The Fine Art of Uncanny Prediction is another tour de force from master storyteller Robert Goddard, spanning seventy years and taking the reader on a head-spinning journey of twist and counter-twist. Readers love the Umiko Wada series for its guaranteed and satisfying escapism, twists and turns right up to the last page, edge-of-the-seat stuff, fresh and inventive, and the master of twist.

Weight: 298g
Dimension: 127 x 197 x 30 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780552178488