MYLAR COVER. FIRST U.S. EDITION. 1982 St. Martin's Press hardcover, James Melville (A Sort of Samurai). Investigating the scene of the crime (accompanied by his embarrassed wife, Hanae, so as not to arouse suspicion), Superintendent Tetsuo Otani is surprised by a small ivory figure -- a netsuke -- hidden in the love suite. As it is clearly very old and possibly quite valuable, Otani pockets the netsuke as evidence...and sets in motion a national scandal.

The ninth netsuke

James, Melville

St.Martin's Press

Wages of Zen

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Magnum Books

Sort of Samurai

Methuen Pbs.

After the death of supreme daimyo Konnosuke Yamamoto, Inspector Otani and his assistants face the prospect of imminent gang warfare unless they can identify the daimyo's successor

Death of a Daimyo

St.Martin's

The Ninth Netsuke (Master Crime)

Everyman Ltd

After a picture of Otani and his family is discovered on a dead woman's body, Otani's wife confesses she once saw the woman kissing Otani's son-in-law

The Reluctant Ronin

Literature & Fiction

Scribner

When Inspector Otani's impending retirement is soured by a marital spat and a sniper's bullet, the detective investigates the latter and discovers that the sniper may have something to do with the death of a prominent businessman.

The Body Wore Brocade

Charles Scribner`s Sons

When the body of a German businessman is found in a disused warehouse in the aftermath of a local earthquake, Superintendent Otani and his trusted detectives - the streetwise 'Ninja' Noguchi and the flamboyant Jiro Kimura - believe it to be a routine investigation, albeit into the murky side of Western behaviour. But the clues they uncover seem to point to corruption in the highly conservative Japanese establishment and Otani's personal and professional honour are called into question. Published in Japan as The Kobe Harbour Murder Case, James Melville's third novel was described by the critics as 'subtle and exotically flavoured'.

Ulverscroft Large Print Books Ltd

When a businessman is killed by a falling chandelier, and a foreigner is found strangled at a fashion show, the old-fashioned but imperturbable Japanese detective, Superintendent Otani must unravel the mystery

Kimono for a Corpse

Headline Book Publishing

Reluctant Ronin

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The ninth netsuke

Wages of Zen

Sort of Samurai

Death of a Daimyo

The Ninth Netsuke (Master Crime)

The Reluctant Ronin

The Body Wore Brocade

Sort of Samurai

Kimono for a Corpse

Reluctant Ronin