| Description |
181 pages ; 20 cm |
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age Children |
| Note |
Sequel to: The ghost in the Tokaido Inn. |
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Originally published: New York : Philomel Books, c2001. |
| Contents |
The secret of Kyudo -- The silk seller's story -- Death in a teahouse -- The fortune-teller's prediction -- Seikei the thief -- Another thief -- A strange encounter -- The kimono returns -- Bad luck -- Waiting for the torturer -- Umae's choice -- A warning ignored -- The thief's story -- The temple of Kannon -- Umae's secret -- The eyes of the demon -- In the fire -- A demonstration of skill. |
| Summary |
In eighteenth-century Japan, fourteen-year-old Seikei, a merchant's son in training to be a samurai, helps his patron investigate a series of murders and arson in the capital city of Edo, each of which is associated in some way with a popular geisha. |
| Subject |
Japan -- History -- Tokugawa period, 1600-1868 -- Juvenile fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Young adult fiction.
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| Added Author |
Hoobler, Thomas.
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| ISBN |
0698119711 paperback $5.99 |
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9780698119710 paperback |
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