A Shinobi Mystery
Edo, February 1566: when a samuraiās corpse is discovered in the ruins of a burned-out bookshop, master ninja Hiro Hattori and Jesuit Father Mateo must determine whether the shopkeeper and his young apprentice are innocent victims or assassins in disguise. The investigation quickly reveals dangerous ties to Hiroās past, which threaten not only Edoās fledgling booksellersā guild, but the very survival of Hiroās ninja clan. With an arsonist on the loose, and a murderer stalking the narrow streets, Hiro and Father Mateo must save the guildāand themselvesāfrom a conflagration that could destroy them all.