{"product_id":"the-samurai-detectives-volume-1","title":"The Samurai Detectives: Volume 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategory-data--data pb-0 mb-0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShogun\u003c\/i\u003e meets Sherlock Holmes! Over 24 million copies have been sold of this beloved samurai adventure.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt has been half a year since Akiyama Daijiro became a samurai; half a year since he left his father Kohei - the wisest 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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 . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategory-data--data pb-0 mb-0\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShotaro Ikenami (1923 - 1990)\u003c\/strong\u003e was a bestselling Japanese author famed for his multi-million copy selling series of historical fiction novels. Over his lifetime, he won the Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Award and Naoki Award for popular literature. Over a dozen of his works were adapted for film and television, and his work remains exceptionally popular in Japan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shotaro Ikenami","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51269771133095,"sku":"9781405975766","price":26.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/4945\/4503\/files\/the-samurai-detectives-volume_1-Ikenami-2025-9781405975766.jpg?v=1787809250","url":"https:\/\/www.murderousink.com.au\/products\/the-samurai-detectives-volume-1","provider":"Murderous Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}