The Samurai Detectives: Volume 1

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.<>

About the author

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.

Product details

• Authors: Shotaro Ikenami, Ikenami Shotaro
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Release: 30.10.2025
• EAN: 9781405975766
• ISBN: 978-1-4059-7576-6
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 15 mm
• Series: The Samurai Detectives
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; Fiction > Suspense > Crime fiction, thrillers, espionage; Japan, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical, FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Crime, Crime & mystery, Historical fiction, Historical adventure, FICTION / Cultural Heritage, Fiction in translation, Historical adventure fiction, Historical crime and mysteries, Crime and mystery: police procedural, c 1600 to 1867 (Japanese Edo period), FICTION / World Literature / Japan, Classic fiction: general and literary