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Zusatztext "The authors of [The]Ghost in the Tokaido Inn (1999) return to the Japan of nearly 300 years ago for another whodunit solidly clad in accurate historical and cultural detail. The expertly unraveled mystery! as well as the vivid! exotic setting and fast-moving plot! will delight fans of Lensey Namioka's historical thrillers." —Kirkus Reviews Informationen zum Autor Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler are historians and authors of over sixty books! both fiction and nonfiction! mostly for young readers. They are the authors of the well-loved American Family Album series! including The Japanese American Family Album ! which was named a Carter G. Woodson Honor Book in 1997. The Society for School Librarians International chose their book Showa: The Era of Hirohito for a best book award in 1991! and they have been cited for excellence by the Library of Congress! the Parents' Choice Foundation! Bank Street College! the International Reading Association! the National Conference of Christians and Jews! and the New York Public Library. The Hooblers make their home in New York City. They have one daughter and are active in community affairs. copyright © 2000 by Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. All rights reserved. Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler are historians and authors of over sixty books! both fiction and nonfiction! mostly for young readers. They are the authors of the well-loved American Family Album series! including The Japanese American Family Album ! which was named a Carter G. Woodson Honor Book in 1997. The Society for School Librarians International chose their book Showa: The Era of Hirohito for a best book award in 1991! and they have been cited for excellence by the Library of Congress! the Parents' Choice Foundation! Bank Street College! the International Reading Association! the National Conference of Christians and Jews! and the New York Public Library. The Hooblers make their home in New York City. They have one daughter and are active in community affairs. copyright © 2000 by Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. All rights reserved. When a series of fires in Japan's capital points to foul-play, the famous samurai Judge Ooka puts 14-year-old Seikei on the case to discover who's behind them. Determined to prove his worth, Seikei poses as a teahouse attendant to gather information, and winds up entering the mysterious worlds of geishas and revenge. Zusammenfassung The beautiful! mysterious women of Japan are being killed one by one. The famous samurai Judge Ooka knows he will need help to solve the crimes! so he turns to his newly adopted son! fourteen-year-old Seikei. Determined to prove his worth as a samurai! Seikei goes undercover as a teahouse attendant in the exotic "floating city" of Yoshiwara! where demons lurk among the pleasure seekers and no one is safe-not even a samurai. ...
