{"product_id":"the-samurai-detectives-volume-1","title":"The Samurai Detectives: Volume 1","description":"DESCRIPTION : \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShogun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e meets Sherlock Holmes! Over 24 million copies have been sold of this beloved samurai adventure\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt has been half a year since Akiyama Daijiro became a samurai; half a year since he left his father Kohei – once the most skilled swordsman in the land – to set up his own blade school by the cool of the river. Ever since, amid the swaying bamboo groves, he waits patiently for his first disciple.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut his serenity is soon disrupted by the visit of a mysterious samurai with an unhonourable offer: in exchange for a vast sum of gold, he must attack and injure the daughter of the Shogun’s most senior counsellor. Troubled by the proposal, Daijiro, alongside his father and Mifuyu, a female warrior without match, soon set out into the underworld of Edo-era Japan to uncover the conspiracy, before quickly finding themselves embroiled in a series of increasingly perilous adventures . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWidely considered to be the greatest work by Shotaro Ikenami, the master of Japanese historical fiction, \u003ci\u003eThe Samurai Detectives\u003c\/i\u003e is a twisting, page-turning portrayal of one of the most intriguing, evocative periods in the history of Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRODUCT DETAILS : \u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003eISBN : 9781405975766 \u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003eBY (AUTHOR) Ikenami, Shotaro, TRANSLATED BY Kajita, Yui \u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePUBLISHER : Penguin Books Ltd  \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePUBLICATION DATE : October 30, 2025 \u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCOUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIMPRINT : Penguin Books Ltd \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLANGUAGE : English \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAGE : General \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003ePRODUCT FORM : Paperback \/ softback \u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003eDIMENSION : 197 mm x 128 mm \u003cbr\u003eWEIGHT : 192 g \u003cbr\u003eSERIES : The Samurai Detectives \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRODUCT CATEGORY :\u003cbr\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookazine-hong-kong.myshopify.com\/collections\/Fiction-Related-items\"\u003eFiction \u0026amp; Related items\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ikenami, Shotaro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49887032312085,"sku":"9781405975766","price":154.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0272\/7087\/3174\/files\/9781405975766.jpg?v=1777285303","url":"https:\/\/bookazine.com.hk\/products\/the-samurai-detectives-volume-1","provider":"Bookazine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}