A Samurai Never Fears Death (The Samurai Mysteries) - Hardcover

Hoobler, Dorothy; Hoobler, Thomas

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9780399246098: A Samurai Never Fears Death (The Samurai Mysteries)

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ISBN 10: 0399246096 ISBN 13: 9780399246098

Publisher: Philomel, 2007

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For Seikei, the adopted son of the famous samurai Judge Ooka with a knack for solving mysteries, a trip home to see his real family isn’t cause to celebrate. His brother has become mixed up with local criminals who use the family’s tea shop as a front for a smuggling operation. His sister, meanwhile, has fallen in love with an apprentice to a puppet master who stands accused of murder. Somehow, Seikei senses the two are connected. His loyalties divided between his new family and his old, Seikei must find the real killer before it is too late.

Set against the eerie backdrop of the old Japanese puppet theaters, where life-sized marionettes were controlled by black-cloaked men, Edgar Award-winners Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler render their most satisfying mystery to date.

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About the Author:

Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler are historians and authors of over sixty books, both fiction and nonfiction, mostly for young readers. They are the authors of the well-loved American Family Album series, including The Japanese American Family Album, which was named a Carter G. Woodson Honor Book in 1997.

The Society for School Librarians International chose their book Showa: The Era of Hirohito for a best book award in 1991, and they have been cited for excellence by the Library of Congress, the Parents' Choice Foundation, Bank Street College, the International Reading Association, the National Conference of Christians and Jews, and the New York Public Library. The Hooblers make their home in New York City. They have one daughter and are active in community affairs.

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Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler are historians and authors of over sixty books, both fiction and nonfiction, mostly for young readers. They are the authors of the well-loved American Family Album series, including The Japanese American Family Album, which was named a Carter G. Woodson Honor Book in 1997.

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Grade 5–9—In this sequel to The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn (Philomel, 1999), Seikei, the adopted merchant-class son of a great samurai, Judge Ooka, is now 16. He finds himself in the midst of trouble when he and the judge visit the teen's hometown, where his brother appears to be involved in unethical activities. His sister is in love with a puppeteer who is arrested for the murder of the manager of the theater in which he works. Seikei tries to solve this crime and other murders in the puppet theater without bothering Judge Ooka. Much of the novel is based on historical figures, including those who worked as puppet masters in ancient Japan. The world of puppetry is vividly described, especially the use of the plays to convey messages about the politics and restrictive class system of the time. Seikei continues to be a dogged detective who often stumbles into situations that help him solve the case while struggling to live up to his adoptive father's ideals.—B. Allison Gray, John Jermain Library, Sag Harbor, NY
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