The Samurai Detectives: Volume 1, 9781405975766
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Samurai, swords, and secrets collide in Edo-era Japan!
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The Samurai Detectives: Volume 1

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    176 pages

  • Release Date

    3 November 2025

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Summary

The Samurai Detectives: Shadows of Edo

It has been half a year since Akiyama Daijiro became a samurai, leaving behind his father Kohei, the wisest swordsman, to establish his own blade school. He patiently awaits his first disciple by the river, surrounded by swaying bamboo.

His serenity is shattered by a mysterious samurai with a dishonorable proposition: attack and injure the daughter of the Shogun’s most senior counselor in exchange for gold.

Troubled, Daijiro, al…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781405975766
ISBN-10:1405975768
Series:The Samurai Detectives
Author:Shotaro Ikenami
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:176
Release Date:3 November 2025
Weight:200g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm x 15mm
About The Author

Shotaro Ikenami

Shotaro Ikenami (1923 - 1990) was a bestselling Japanese author famed for his multi-million copy selling series of historical fiction novels. Over his lifetime, he won the Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Award and Naoki Award for popular literature. Over a dozen of his works were adapted for film and television, and his work remains exceptionally popular in Japan.

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