Claws of the Cat: A Shinobi Mystery (Shinobi Mysteries Book 1)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.22 (700 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00AW75VA0 |
| Format Type | : | |
| Number of Pages | : | 199 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-18 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
But the beautiful entertainer accused of the crime enlists the help of Father Mateo, the Portuguese Jesuit Hiro is sworn to protect, leaving the master shinobi with just three days to find the killer in order to save the girl and the priest from execution.The investigation plunges Hiro and Father Mateo into the dangerous waters of Kyoto's floating world, where they learn that everyone from the elusive teahouse owner to the dead man's dishonored brother has a motive to keep the samurai's death a mystery. A rare murder weapon favored by ninja assassins, a female samurai warrior, and a hidden affair leave Hiro with too many suspects and far too little time. Claws of the Cat boasts a detective like no other and a world never seen before in crime fiction.. May 1564: When a samurai is brutally murdered in a Kyoto teahouse, master ninja Hiro has no desire to get involved. Worse, the ninja's investigation uncovers a host of secrets that threaten not only Father Mateo and the teahouse, but the very future of Japan.Debut author Susan Spann delivers a riveting mystery filled with rich period detail and a fine sense of Japanese culture
John Lilley said I love this series. I love this series. Maybe its partly because I was born in Japan and love everything about the Japanese culture. But these stories are really well written and engaging who-dunits with just enough Japanese culture to make the story authentic. I hope Susan keeps writing these series as I'm very invested in Hiro, the lead character, and can't wait to read what's next. I rarely pre-order books, but I did so with The Ninja's Daughter and was delighted when it showed up in my kindle. Starting that one tonight.. "Love it!" according to linda sue forrister. Very enjoyable read with good character descriptions and is paced just right.. Judith Starkston said These Claws Make for Good Reading. I love books that take me to a time and place I know little about and then make that setting utterly real to me. When the author also spins a mystery that won't let go of me, then I've found a great read: Susan Spann's Claws of the Cat. Spann takes us to Japan during the period of samurais and limited contact with the West. Her two "sleuths" are a most unlikely pair. Hiro, a shinobi assassin (think ninjas for the most part), is living undercover as the protector of Father Mateo, a Jesuit priest who has come to Japan to make converts. Interestingly, in many ways Japan has converted Father
She lives in northern California with her family.. She has a deep interest in Asian culture and has studied Mandarin and Japanese. She keeps a marine aquarium where she raises seahorses and rare corals. Susan Spann is a transactional attorney and former law school professor whose practice focuses on publishing law and business. Her hobbies include Asian cooking, fencing, knife and shuriken throwing, traditional archery, martial arts, rock climbing,
A samurai is murdered—not just any samurai but also a police officer. Parker’s Sugawara Akitada’s beat is the eleventh century. However, his ostensible job, as protector to a Jesuit priest, gives him the opportunity to look into the policeman’s murder (while Father Mateo, the priest, serves as a sort of beard and sidekick). Hiro is an intriguing character; unlike Ichiro and Akitada, he isn’t an official investigator. The likely culprit, a young teahouse entertainer, claims she didn’t kill the man. --David Pitt . But the victim has some highly placed relatives, including his instantly dislikable policeman son, and Hiro wonders if he’ll have enough time to prove the girl’s innocence before the sentence is passed. From Booklist Make way for another mystery series set in feudal Japan. Hiro, the ninja-sleuth in Spann’s debut, lives in the sixteenth century. Laura Joh Rowlan