SHOTARO IKENAMI

THE SAMURAI DETECTIVES ARE BACK! THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING SERIES SET IN THE DARK HEART OF OLD JAPANLate spring settles over Edo with a deceptive gentleness soft rain, a drifting haze, the first warmth of summer. But it is not only fallen blossom that gathers in the streets and woodland of Edo city there too a terrible villainy lies hidden.When the fearless swordswoman Mifuyu returns to her secluded lodging, her long-awaited repose is shattered: while she rests one day, a group of intruders slip into the house with violent intent. Their attack is as swift and silent as it is inexplicable and it takes all of her skill to beat them back. Her friend and ally Daijiro soon discovers that the men were not common burglars, but mysterious ronin hunting a ghost from the houses past. What starts as a puzzling intrusion soon draws him and his father into a tangle of shifting identities, forgotten residents, and shadowy figures whose motives dissolve like mist in the morning light. . .In The Man in the Mist, the brilliant third instalment in Shotaro Ikenamis masterful Samurai Detectives series, mystery, swordplay, and human drama entwine to illuminate the secrets of one the most bewitching periods in Japanese history.

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 once the most skilled 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 offer in exchange for a vast sum of gold he must attack and injure the daughter of the Shogun s most senior counsellor Troubled by the proposal Daijiro alongside his father and Mifuyu a female warrior without match soon set out into the underworld of Edo era Japan to uncover the conspiracy before quickly finding themselves embroiled in a series of increasingly perilous adventures Widely considered to be the greatest work by Shotaro Ikenami the master of Japanese historical fiction The Samurai Detectives is a twisting page turning portrayal of one of the most intriguing evocative periods in the history of Japan

RETURN TO THE WORLD OF THE SAMURAI DETECTIVES, THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING SERIES OF THRILLING ADVENTURE AND INSCRUTABLE MYSTERYIn the months since their last perilous quest, a fragile calm has settled over Edo. Daijiro dedicates his days to training the first pupil of his quiet riverside dojo, while his father Kohei a famed swordsman whose name still inspires awe drifts through an uneasy retirement, his razor-sharp mind too restless for leisure. But such peace never lasts long in the shogunate.One chill autumn night, Kohei is set upon by a band of tsujigiri lawless street slashers who test their blades on the innocent. To his astonishment, the gangs leader proves to be no mere rogue, but in fact one of the most important officials in the land. What begins as a chance encounter soon blooms into a deadly game of pursuit, vengeance and, finally, siege, as father and son are dragged into the citys pitch-black heart. Other adventures soon follow, including the task of bringing to justice their most evil adversary yet, a villain of monstrous proportions . . .The second instalment in Shotaro Ikenamis bestselling historical fiction series, The Samurai Detectives: The Killer on the Streets is a perfectly coiled mystery as well as a profound portrait of honour and justice in the twilight of the Shoguns world.

Japón, siglo XVII. La batalla de Sekigahara pone fin al período de guerras. Comienza así el shogunato Tokugawa y con él una larga y próspera paz y el aislamiento de Japón del exterior. Sin embargo, la paz no es buena para todo el mundo. Muchos samurais se quedan sin señor, y, sin guerras en las que luchar, se organizan en bandas que atemorizan a comerciantes y campesinos. La poblacion, cansada de soportar las injusticias de estos hatamoto-yakko, se organiza para combatirlos. Surgen asi los machi-yakko.En ese contexto historico aparece la figura de Banzuiin Chobe (1622-1657). Para muchos, una especie de Robin Hood que lucho contra las injusticias y protegio a la poblacion de los abusos de los samurais. Para otros, simplemente uno de los primeros yakuza. Esta es su historia

Shogun meets Sherlock Holmes! Over 24 million copies have been sold of this beloved samurai adventureIt has been half a year since Akiyama Daijiro became a samurai; half a year since he left his father Kohei once the most skilled 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 offer: in exchange for a vast sum of gold, he must attack and injure the daughter of the Shoguns most senior counsellor. Troubled by the proposal, Daijiro, alongside his father and Mifuyu, a female warrior without match, soon set out into the underworld of Edo-era Japan to uncover the conspiracy, before quickly finding themselves embroiled in a series of increasingly perilous adventures . . .Widely considered to be the greatest work by Shotaro Ikenami, the master of Japanese historical fiction, The Samurai Detectives is a twisting, page-turning portrayal of one of the most intriguing, evocative periods in the history of Japan.

Cada vez que sobrevivas a un duelo, aumentarán el rencor y el deseo de venganza de tus enemigos. Es tu destino como samurái. Kohei Akiyama, un carismático maestro de esgrima de cincuenta y nueve años