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

The Samurai Detectives: Volume 1

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  • Paperback

    272 pages

  • Release Date

    4 November 2025

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Summary

Shogun meets Sherlock Holmes! Over 24 million copies have been sold of this beloved samurai adventure.

It has been half a year since Akiyama Daijiro became a samurai; half a year since he left his father Kohei—the wisest swordsman in the land—to set up his own blade school by the cool of the river. Ever since, amid the swaying bamboo groves, he waits patiently for his first disciple.

But his serenity is soon disrupted by the visit of a mysterious samurai with an unhonourable o…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781405975766
ISBN-10:1405975768
Author:Shotaro Ikenami, Yui Kajita
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:272
Release Date:4 November 2025
Weight:192g
Dimensions:197mm x 128mm x 19mm
Series:The Samurai Detectives
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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