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The Samurai Detectives: Volume 2 explores money and kinship in the Edo underworld

Shōtarō Ikenami’s newly translated novel is steeped in mystery, legend and the tensions of blood kin.

02.04.2026 10

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Hui-Ying Kerr

The Samurai Detectives by Shōtarō Ikenami: a tale of honour, desire and mystery in Edo Japan

The novel is filled with distinctive characters, shady dealings, women of moral ambiguity and heroes and villains alike.

03.11.2025 10

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Hui-Ying Kerr