Trial on Mount Koya
A Hiro Hattori Novel
Seventh Street Books · Print & ebook · July 3, 2018
Master ninja Hiro Hattori and Jesuit Father Mateo head up to Mount Koya, only to find themselves embroiled in yet another mystery, this time in a Shingon Buddhist temple atop one of Japan's most sacred peaks.
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- Who it’s for
- A snowbound temple mystery pairs a ninja with a Jesuit priest in 1565 Japan.
- Themes
- Historical Japan, Temple murders, Ninja and Jesuit partnership
- Pacing
- Fast
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Master ninja Hiro Hattori and Jesuit Father Mateo head up to Mount Koya, only to find themselves embroiled in yet another mystery, this time in a Shingon Buddhist temple atop one of Japan's most sacred peaks. November, 1565: Master ninja Hiro Hattori and Portuguese Jesuit Father Mateo travel to a Buddhist temple at the summit of Mount Koya, carrying a secret message for an Iga spy posing as a priest on the sacred mountain.
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When a snowstorm strikes the peak, a killer begins murdering the temple's priests and posing them as Buddhist judges of the afterlife--the Kings of Hell. Hiro and Father Mateo must unravel the mystery before the remaining priests--including Father Mateo--become unwilling members of the killer's grisly council of the dead.
Mountain Mystery
A snowbound temple mystery pairs a ninja with a Jesuit priest in 1565 Japan.
Come here for
- A sacred Mount Koya setting and an enclosed murder mystery
Expect
- A killer’s grim staging among temple priests
- A ninja and Jesuit priest investigating together
Where it sits
| Historical Mystery | 93% |
|---|---|
| International Crime Fiction | 53% |
| Historical Fiction | 40% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Historical Fiction
- Historical Mystery
- Crime Fiction
- Authors
- Susan Spann
- Publisher
- Seventh Street Books
- Published
- July 3, 2018
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Historical Japan · Temple murders · Ninja and Jesuit partnership
- Reading lane
- Historical Fiction