{"product_id":"the-samurai-detectives-volume-1-9781405975766","title":"The Samurai Detectives: Volume 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eShogun meets Sherlock Holmes! Over 24 million copies have been sold of this beloved samurai adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTroubled 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\u003cp\u003eWidely considered to be the greatest work by Shotaro Ikenami, the master of Japanese historical fiction, The Samurai Detectives is a twisting, page-turning portrayal of one of the most intriguing, evocative periods in the history of Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Shotaro Ikenami\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eClassic fiction (pre c 1945), Historical mysteries, Historical adventure, Historical fiction, Fiction in translation\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 30 Oct 2025 by Penguin Books Ltd.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Shotaro Ikenami","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320528511354,"sku":"9781405975766","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781405975766.jpg?v=1790656398","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-samurai-detectives-volume-1-9781405975766","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}