The Ninja's Daughter
A Hiro Hattori Novel
Seventh Street Books · Print & ebook · August 2, 2016
Autumn, 1565: When an actor's daughter is murdered on the banks of Kyoto's Kamo River, master ninja Hiro Hattori and Portuguese Jesuit Father Mateo are the victim's only hope for justice.
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- Who it’s for
- A Kyoto murder mystery where theater guilds, political unrest, and an unlikely investigative pair meet.
- Themes
- Justice and revenge, Political corruption, Forbidden love
- Pacing
- Fast
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Autumn, 1565: When an actor's daughter is murdered on the banks of Kyoto's Kamo River, master ninja Hiro Hattori and Portuguese Jesuit Father Mateo are the victim's only hope for justice. As political tensions rise in the wake of the shogun's recent death, and rival warlords threaten war, the Kyoto police forbid an investigation of the killing, to keep the peace--but Hiro has a personal connection to the girl, and must avenge her.
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The secret investigation leads Hiro and Father Mateo deep into the exclusive world of Kyoto's theater guilds, where they quickly learn that nothing, and no one, is as it seems. With only a mysterious golden coin to guide them, the investigators uncover a forbidden love affair, a missing mask, and a dangerous link to corruption within the Kyoto police department that leaves Hiro and Father Mateo running for their lives.
Kyoto Intrigue
A Kyoto murder mystery where theater guilds, political unrest, and an unlikely investigative pair meet.
Come here for
- Sixteenth-century Kyoto intrigue around theater guilds and police corruption
- A ninja and Jesuit investigating amid rising political tension
Expect
- A mysterious golden coin guiding a dangerous inquiry
- Forbidden love and corruption tangled in the investigation
Where it sits
| Historical Mystery | 94% |
|---|---|
| International Crime Fiction | 40% |
| Historical Fiction | 33% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Police Procedurals
- Historical Mystery
- Suspense
- Authors
- Susan Spann
- Publisher
- Seventh Street Books
- Published
- August 2, 2016
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Justice and revenge · Political corruption · Forbidden love
- Reading lane
- Police Procedurals