Fires of Edo
Seventh Street Books · Print & ebook · February 15, 2022
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- Who it’s for
- A historical mystery where Edo’s book trade meets ninja peril.
- Themes
- Murder investigation, Arson and danger, Protecting a booksellers’ guild
- Pacing
- Fast
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Edo, February 1566: when a samurai’s corpse is discovered in the ruins of a burned-out bookshop, master ninja Hiro Hattori and Jesuit Father Mateo must determine whether the shopkeeper and his young apprentice are innocent victims or assassins in disguise. The investigation quickly reveals dangerous ties to Hiro’s past, which threaten not only Edo’s fledgling booksellers’ guild, but the very survival of Hiro’s ninja clan.
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With an arsonist on the loose, and a murderer stalking the narrow streets, Hiro and Father Mateo must save the guild—and themselves—from a conflagration that could destroy them all.
Ink and Intrigue
A historical mystery where Edo’s book trade meets ninja peril.
Come here for
- Samurai-era crime and the intrigue of a fledgling booksellers’ guild
Expect
- An investigation entangled with Hiro’s past and his clan’s survival
- Arson, murder, and danger in Edo’s narrow streets
Where it sits
| Historical Mystery | 96% |
|---|---|
| Historical Fiction | 48% |
| International Crime Fiction | 47% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Historical Fiction
- Historical Mystery
- Crime Fiction
- Authors
- Susan Spann
- Publisher
- Seventh Street Books
- Published
- February 15, 2022
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Murder investigation · Arson and danger · Protecting a booksellers’ guild
- Reading lane
- Historical Fiction