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When Seikei returns home to investigate a possible link between his family’s tea shop and smuggler activities, he finds himself embroiled in a deadly mystery at a puppet theater. As a young samurai, he must navigate intrigue, protect his sister’s boyfriend, and uncover the killer amid 18th‑century Japan’s shadowy underworld.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Historical Mystery
Authors: Dorothy Hoobler
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