Flask Of The Drunken Master

Author : Susan Spann
Publisher : Minotaur Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250027078

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Flask of the Drunken Master by Susan Spann Pdf

August 1565: When a rival artisan turns up dead outside Ginjiro's brewery, and all the evidence implicates the brewer, master ninja Hiro Hattori and Portuguese Jesuit Father Mateo must find the killer before the magistrate executes Ginjiro and seizes the brewery, leaving his wife and daughter destitute. A missing merchant, a vicious debt collector, and a female moneylender join Ginjiro and the victim's spendthrift son on the suspect list. But with Kyoto on alert in the wake of the shogun's recent death, a rival shinobi on the prowl, and samurai threatening Hiro and Father Mateo at every turn, Ginjiro's life is not the only one in danger. Will Hiro and Father Mateo unravel the clues in time to save Ginjiro's life, or will the shadows gathering over Kyoto consume the detectives as well as the brewer? Flask of the Drunken Master is the latest entry in Susan Spann's thrilling 16th century Japanese mystery series, featuring ninja detective Hiro Hattori and Jesuit Father Mateo.

Author : Susan Spann
Publisher : Seventh Street Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1633885488

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Flask of the Drunken Master by Susan Spann Pdf

Master ninja Hiro Hattori and Portuguese Jesuit Father Mateo investigate the death of a Kyoto brewer. August 1565: When a rival artisan turns up dead outside Ginjiro's brewery, and all the evidence implicates the brewer, master ninja Hiro Hattori and Portuguese Jesuit Father Mateo must find the killer before the magistrate executes Ginjiro and seizes the brewery, leaving his wife and daughter destitute. A missing merchant, a vicious debt collector, and a female moneylender join Ginjiro and the victim's spendthrift son on the suspect list. But with Kyoto on alert in the wake of the shogun's recent death, a rival shinobi on the prowl, and samurai threatening Hiro and Father Mateo at every turn, Ginjiro's life is not the only one in danger. Will Hiro and Father Mateo unravel the clues in time to save Ginjiro's life, or will the shadows gathering over Kyoto consume the detectives as well as the brewer?

Author : Susan Spann
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781633885516

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Ghost of the Bamboo Road by Susan Spann Pdf

When a vengeful spirit terrorizes a mountain village, a ninja and a Jesuit must save the villagers from the phantom’s wrath. January 1566: En route to Edo, Master ninja Hiro Hattori and Portuguese Jesuit Father Mateo spend the night in a rural mountain village whose inhabitants live in terror of a legendary vengeful ghost. When the innkeeper's wife is murdered and Father Mateo’s housekeeper, Ana, is blamed for a crime she did not commit, Hiro and Father Mateo are forced to investigate and reveal the truth. But when another woman turns up murdered in the snow, the detectives must face the shocking truth that the vengeful yurei the villagers fear might be more than just a legend after all.

Author : Susan Spann
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781633881822

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The Ninja's Daughter by Susan Spann Pdf

Autumn, 1565: When an actor's daughter is murdered on the banks of Kyoto's Kamo River, master ninja Hiro Hattori and Portuguese Jesuit Father Mateo are the victim's only hope for justice. As political tensions rise in the wake of the shogun's recent death, and rival warlords threaten war, the Kyoto police forbid an investigation of the killing, to keep the peace--but Hiro has a personal connection to the girl, and must avenge her. The secret investigation leads Hiro and Father Mateo deep into the exclusive world of Kyoto's theater guilds, where they quickly learn that nothing, and no one, is as it seems. With only a mysterious golden coin to guide them, the investigators uncover a forbidden love affair, a missing mask, and a dangerous link to corruption within the Kyoto police department that leaves Hiro and Father Mateo running for their lives. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Author : Susan Spann
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781633884168

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Trial on Mount Koya by Susan Spann Pdf

Master ninja Hiro Hattori and Jesuit Father Mateo head up to Mount Koya, only to find themselves embroiled in yet another mystery, this time in a Shingon Buddhist temple atop one of Japan's most sacred peaks. November, 1565: Master ninja Hiro Hattori and Portuguese Jesuit Father Mateo travel to a Buddhist temple at the summit of Mount Koya, carrying a secret message for an Iga spy posing as a priest on the sacred mountain. When a snowstorm strikes the peak, a killer begins murdering the temple's priests and posing them as Buddhist judges of the afterlife--the Kings of Hell. Hiro and Father Mateo must unravel the mystery before the remaining priests--including Father Mateo--become unwilling members of the killer's grisly council of the dead.

Author : Susan Spann
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781633882782

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Betrayal at Iga by Susan Spann Pdf

Autumn, 1565: After fleeing Kyoto, master ninja Hiro Hattori and Portuguese Jesuit Father Mateo take refuge with Hiro’s ninja clan in the mountains of Iga province. But when an ambassador from the rival Koga clan is murdered during peace negotiations, Hiro and Father Mateo must find the killer in time to prevent a war between the ninja clans. With every suspect a trained assassin, and the evidence incriminating not only Hiro’s commander, the infamous ninja Hattori Hanzo, but also Hiro’s mother and his former lover, the detectives must struggle to find the truth in a village where deceit is a cultivated art. As tensions rise, the killer strikes again, and Hiro finds himself forced to choose between his family and his honor. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Author : Susan Spann
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2022-02-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781645060451

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Fires of Edo by Susan Spann Pdf

Edo, February 1566: when a samurai’s 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 Hiro’s past, which threaten not only Edo’s fledgling booksellers’ guild, but the very survival of Hiro’s ninja clan. With an arsonist on the loose, and a murderer stalking the narrow streets, Hiro and Father Mateo must save the guild—and themselves—from a conflagration that could destroy them all.

Author : Paul B. Foster
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2023-02-13
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781666921489

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Jin Yong’s Martial Arts Fiction and the Kungfu Industrial Complex by Paul B. Foster Pdf

Jin Yong’s Martial Arts Fiction and the Kungfu Industrial Complex explores the role of Jin Yong’s popular martial arts fiction in Chinese literary and cultural discourse. The kungfu industrial complex accounts for how his characters, stories, and tropes maintain cultural significance via adaptation in television and film.

Author : Susan Spann
Publisher : Minotaur Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250027047

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Blade of the Samurai by Susan Spann Pdf

June, 1565: Master ninja Hiro Hattori receives a pre-dawn visit from Kazu, a fellow shinobi working undercover at the shogunate. Hours before, the shogun's cousin, Saburo, was stabbed to death in the shogun's palace. The murder weapon: Kazu's personal dagger. Kazu says he's innocent, and begs for Hiro's help, but his story gives Hiro reason to doubt the young shinobi's claims. When the shogun summons Hiro and Father Mateo, the Portuguese Jesuit priest under Hiro's protection, to find the killer, Hiro finds himself forced to choose between friendship and personal honor. The investigation reveals a plot to assassinate the shogun and overthrow the ruling Ashikaga clan. With Lord Oda's enemy forces approaching Kyoto, and the murderer poised to strike again, Hiro must use his assassin's skills to reveal the killer's identity and protect the shogun at any cost. Kazu, now trapped in the city, still refuses to explain his whereabouts at the time of the murder. But a suspicious shogunate maid, Saburo's wife, and the shogun's stable master also had reasons to want Saburo dead. With the shogun demanding the murderer's head before Lord Oda reaches the city, Hiro and Father Mateo must produce the killer in time . . . or die in his place. Susan Spann's Blade of the Samurai is a complex mystery that will transport readers to a thrilling and unforgettable adventure in sixteenth-century Japan.

Author : Hu Liqun
Publisher : Sellene Chardou
Page : 1490 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-10
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781304422682

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Sword and Moon by Hu Liqun Pdf

Think of me as a big Chinese nation. Since Pangu's creation, it has been passed down by three emperors and five emperors. Up to now, it has a history of more than 4,000 years, just like the endless cold water of the Yangtze River, which lasts forever

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1864
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NYPL:33433006777134

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The Temperance Spectator by Anonim Pdf

Author : Martial,Lindsay Watson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2003-06-05
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0521555396

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Martial: Select Epigrams by Martial,Lindsay Watson Pdf

Despite his enduring popularity, Martial has recently suffered from serious critical neglect. The present work is the first edition of selections from Martial to be published for decades, and includes a fully representative selection of the oeuvre of the poet, who has often been criticised, unfairly, the authors argue, for obscenity and flattery of the Emperor Domitian. The epigrams included in the selection are organised under various heads, e.g. Martial and poetry, sexual mores, satirical pieces. A very full introduction deals with such topics as the prejudices and predilections of his audience which conditioned Martial's choice of subject matter, Martial's language, the structure and style of the epigrams, the epigrammatic tradition and Martial's creative engagement with it. The detailed commentary is suitable for use with undergraduates and is distinguished by its focus on social history as well as literary interpretation.

Author : Michael E Hedges
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780557827473

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Apparitions of the Minds Eye - The Hawaiian Knights Saga by Michael E Hedges Pdf

Author : Ben Cureton,Paul Edwards
Publisher : Bradygames
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Mortal Kombat (Game)
ISBN : 0744001730

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Mortal Kombat® by Ben Cureton,Paul Edwards Pdf

Part of Brady Games Signature Series, this essential guide combines high quality design with exclusive content to provide a truly satisfying gaming experience and provides complete coverage of every mission, detailed maps of Vice City, important items and weapons, game secrets, tips and cheat codes.

Author : Charles de Coster
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 714 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1922-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781465516787

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The Legend of Ulenspiegel and Lamme Goedzak by Charles de Coster Pdf