A femme fatale asks mystery buff and amateur sleuth Ken Tanaka to take on a case for her--which he does on a lark--but he soon finds himself involved in a murder in Los Angeles's Little Tokyo.

Death in Little Tokyo: A Ken Tanaka Mystery

Literature & Fiction

Furutani, Dale

United States

St Martins Pr

The Toyotomi Blades: A Ken Tanaka Mystery

Japanese-American Ken Tanaka visits ancestral Japan for the first time and becomes embroiled in a caper that involves his samurai sword and an age-old mystery that some very dangerous people do not want him to solve.

An ancient sword cuts to the heart of a baffling mystery. Unemployed computer operator and amateur sleuth Ken Tanaka is thrilled at the chance to visit his ancestors' homeland, especially when it's courtesy of a Tokyo talk show that wants to interview him about his role in solving a recent murder case. But Ken's fifteen minutes of fame could prove fatal-- if the Japanese Mafia has its way. Why has the Yakuza targeted him? The answer, Ken discovers, is tied to the murder of an organized-crime figure in Manhattan...to the bizarre, sex-related death of a student in Japan...and to his own purchase of an ancient samurai sword at a Los Angeles garage sale. Now Ken is on the trail of a 300-year-old mystery that could soon have him pushing up bamboo shoots.

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

St. Martin's Paperbacks

A Japanese errant, ronin-turned-sleuth Matsuyama Kaze must journey across Japan in search of his ruler's missing young daughter, but his quest is interrupted by his discovery by the corpse of a murder victim and a colorful, untrustworthy cast of suspects.

Death at the Crossroads: A Samurai Mystery (Samurai Mysteries)

William Morrow

In the second installment in the series, noble ronin Matsuyama Kaze continues the search for his lord's missing child, but when he saves a helpless merchant from a gang of killers, he realizes that everything is not what it seems.

Jade Palace Vendetta: A Samurai Mystery (Samurai Mysteries)

In Kill the Shogun, Dale Furutani returns to the journey of Matsuyama Kaze, the masterless warrior destined to travel the seventeenth-century Japanese countryside until he fulfills the dying wish of his murdered lord's wife. Until now, Kaze's quick wit and samurai skills have enabled him to solve crimes, untangle himself from deadly schemes, and protect the innocent, all the while keeping his sense of justice and honor. But the danger now facing Kaze, from enemies known and unknown, is greater than ever. Kaze is the closest he's ever come to fulfilling his quest to rescue his lord's kidnapped daughter. Following a trail of clues, he is led to Edo, the bustling new capital of Japan. Treading in unfamiliar territory, Kaze is the object of a deadly manhunt when an attempt on the Shogun's life fails. He must dodge his lord's rivals, even as he learns that the young girl has been sold into prostitution. In his quest to save her, Kaze teams up with an eccentric cast of local characters who bring feudal Japan to life. The samurai must clear his name and rescue the child as the odds against him grow.

Kill the Shogun: A Samurai Mystery (Samurai Mysteries)

William Morrow & Co.

Death In Little Tokyo

Thrillers & Suspense

BOOKS-ON-TAPE, INC.

Death at the Crossroads

BOOKS ON TAPE]

The Toyotomi Blades

Marosz, Dale

Kill the Shogun: A Samurai Mystery

Genre Fiction

Thorndike Pr

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