Summary
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. Full description
Series: Samurai detective series
The ghost in the Tokaido Inn (Volume 1.)
The demon in the teahouse (Volume 2.)
In darkness, death (Volume 3.)
The sword that cut the burning grass: a samurai mystery (Volume 4.)
A samurai never fears death (Volume 5.)
Seven paths to death: a samurai mystery (Volume 6.)