Samurai detective series
Author
Author
Series
Samurai detective series volume 1
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
While attempting to solve the mystery of a stolen jewel, Seikei, a merchant's son who longs to be a samurai, joins a group of kabuki actors in eighteenth-century Japan.
Author
Series
Samurai detective series volume 2
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
In eighteenth-century Japan, fourteen-year-old Seikei, a merchant's son in training to be a samurai, helps his patron investigate a series of murders and arson in the capital city of Edo, each of which is associated in some way with a popular geisha.
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In darkness, death , Samurai detective series volume 3
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The sword that cut the burning grass: a samurai mystery , Samurai detective series volume 4
Author
Author
Series
Publisher
Sleuth Philomel
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Returning home to investigate the possible connection of his family's tea shop with smugglers, Seikei, now a samauri in eighteenth-century Japan, becomes involved in murder at a local puppet theater and saving the life of his sister's accused boyfriend.
Author
Series
Samurai detective series volume 6
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Samurai Seikei and Judge Ooka, his foster-father, seek seven men who have seven maps on their backs in order to locate a cache of dangerous weapons before they fall into the wrong hands.
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