The samurai and the prisoner /
Yonezawa, Honobu, 1978-
The samurai and the prisoner / Honobu Yonezawa ; translation by Giuseppe di Martino. - First Yen On edition. - 375 pages ; 21 cm
"The winter of 1578, four years prior to the Honnnoji Incident. Araki Murashige has betrayed his ally Oda Nobunaga and holed himself up in Arioka Castle--but a string of strange incidents within the castle walls has him at his wits' end. The desperate warlord's only hope in solving these mysteries is imprisoned in the castle's dungeon: a man named Kuroda Kanbei, one of Oda's most gifted strategists. When all the conflict and intrigue reach their end, what will Murashige and Kuroda have up their sleeves? Award-winning author Honobu Yonezawa's latest novel is a page-turning blend of historical and detective fiction"--
9781975360504 1975360508
2023002881
GBC380167 bnb
021033101 Uk
Kuroda, Yoshitaka, 1546-1604 --Fiction.
Itamijō (Itami-shi, Japan)--Fiction.
Castles--Japan--Fiction.
Samurai--Fiction.
Japan--History--Azuchi-Momoyama period, 1568-1603--Fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Historical fiction.
Samurai fiction.
The samurai and the prisoner / Honobu Yonezawa ; translation by Giuseppe di Martino. - First Yen On edition. - 375 pages ; 21 cm
"The winter of 1578, four years prior to the Honnnoji Incident. Araki Murashige has betrayed his ally Oda Nobunaga and holed himself up in Arioka Castle--but a string of strange incidents within the castle walls has him at his wits' end. The desperate warlord's only hope in solving these mysteries is imprisoned in the castle's dungeon: a man named Kuroda Kanbei, one of Oda's most gifted strategists. When all the conflict and intrigue reach their end, what will Murashige and Kuroda have up their sleeves? Award-winning author Honobu Yonezawa's latest novel is a page-turning blend of historical and detective fiction"--
9781975360504 1975360508
2023002881
GBC380167 bnb
021033101 Uk
Kuroda, Yoshitaka, 1546-1604 --Fiction.
Itamijō (Itami-shi, Japan)--Fiction.
Castles--Japan--Fiction.
Samurai--Fiction.
Japan--History--Azuchi-Momoyama period, 1568-1603--Fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Historical fiction.
Samurai fiction.