Flask of the Drunken Master: A Shinobi Mystery (Shinobi Mysteries)
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (799 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00R6AVID0 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 189 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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"--"San Francisco Book Review ""The second Hiro Hattori mystery (after 2013's "Claws of the Cat") finds the sixteenth-century ninja--and unofficial investigator--presented with an interesting problemA strong second entry in a very promising series."--"Booklist ""Hiro and Father Mateo's second adventure "(Claws of the Cat," 2013) combines enlightenment on 16th-century Japanese life with a sharp and well-integrated mystery."--"Kirkus Reveiws ""After her exciting historical mystery debut, "Claws of the Cat," Spann proves she has the touch in her sophomore entry. One can only hope this Northern California author brings Hiro back in another adventure."--"San Jose Mercury News ""Spann matches period detail with a well-developed whodunit plot in her promising debut, the first in a new series set in 16th-century Japan."--"Publishers Weekly"Pra
She has a deep interest in Asian culture and has studied Mandarin and Japanese. She lives in northern California with her family.. Spann is a member of Mystery Writers of America, the Historical Novel Society and the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Association. Her hobbies include Asian cooking, fencing, and knife and shuriken throwing. She is a featur
A missing merchant, a vicious debt collector, and a female moneylender join Ginjiro and the victim's spendthrift son on the suspect list. August 1565: When a rival artisan turns up dead outside Ginjiro's brewery, and all the evidence implicates the brewer, master ninja Hiro Hattori and Portuguese Jesuit Father Mateo must find the killer before the magistrate executes Ginjiro and seizes the brewery, leaving his wife and daughter destitute. But with Kyoto on alert in the wake of the shogun's recent death, a rival shinobi on the prowl, and samurai threatening Hiro and Father Mateo at every turn, Ginjiro's life is not the only one in danger.Will Hiro and Father Mateo unravel the clues in time to save Ginjiro's life, or will the shadows gat
Kate Lansing said This series just keeps getting better!. I just love the premise of this mystery series--a Portuguese priest and the Shinobi ninja assassin hired to protect him solve murders in medieval Kyoto. The details about Japan--the subtle etiquette and culture--are astounding, and so much fun to read.This book takes us into the world of sake breweries and moneylenders when a competitor is murdered outside Ginjiro's prominent sake brewery. The seemingly innocent Ginjiro is implicated, leaving Hiro and Father Mateo racing to fi. Absorbing Mystery, Fascinating Culture, Skillful Writing Heather Webb Ms. Spann returns with the third installment of her mystery series featuring Hiro, Samurai ninja, and Father Mateo, a Portuguese priest, hot on the trail of a killer who used a flask to murder their victim. What I love about these books isn't just their tension-filled stories, but the rich cultural tidbits the author weaves in so deftly. I knew little about Japan until I began this series, and now I find my interest growing. In FLASK, the reader learns all about the sake trade. Engrossing! Brought to you by OBS Reviewer DanieleFlask of the Drunken Master is the engrossing third entry in the wonderful Shinobi Mystery series, and the main characters Hiro, the undercover ninja bodyguard, and the Portuguese priest Mateo, who he is sworn to protect, are as delightful as ever. Susan Spann draws a vivid picture of sixteenth century Japan that pulled me in right from the first sentence and kept me guessing until the very end.While out on a morning quest for breakfast, H