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Author: Susan Spann Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1633885518 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 246
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When a vengeful spirit terrorizes a mountain village, a ninja and a Jesuit must save the villagers from the phantom’s wrath. January 1566: En route to Edo, Master ninja Hiro Hattori and Portuguese Jesuit Father Mateo spend the night in a rural mountain village whose inhabitants live in terror of a legendary vengeful ghost. When the innkeeper's wife is murdered and Father Mateo’s housekeeper, Ana, is blamed for a crime she did not commit, Hiro and Father Mateo are forced to investigate and reveal the truth. But when another woman turns up murdered in the snow, the detectives must face the shocking truth that the vengeful yurei the villagers fear might be more than just a legend after all.
Author: Susan Spann Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1633885518 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 246
Book Description
When a vengeful spirit terrorizes a mountain village, a ninja and a Jesuit must save the villagers from the phantom’s wrath. January 1566: En route to Edo, Master ninja Hiro Hattori and Portuguese Jesuit Father Mateo spend the night in a rural mountain village whose inhabitants live in terror of a legendary vengeful ghost. When the innkeeper's wife is murdered and Father Mateo’s housekeeper, Ana, is blamed for a crime she did not commit, Hiro and Father Mateo are forced to investigate and reveal the truth. But when another woman turns up murdered in the snow, the detectives must face the shocking truth that the vengeful yurei the villagers fear might be more than just a legend after all.
Author: Tony Abbott Publisher: Scholastic Inc. ISBN: 0545034329 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 177
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Derek Stone realizes that to stop the undead Legion army from preying on those around him he must close the Rift, which allows the dead to enter the world of the living.
Author: Meng Meng Li Publisher: BookCountry ISBN: 1463007981 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 437
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Climb out of the grave. He underground creeping forward. Deep dark underground, like when everyone is born to go through the birth canal, climb past is the beginning of life. But for him, this is a resurrection. In addition to darkness, I can not see anything but their own breathing, nothing can be heard. It seems to faint in front of a pair of eyes staring at him in the dark underground. Suddenly, he touched something, some smooth surface also some impurities, he carefully touched this thing, like a long stick. As if with a special material made of sticks, neither wood nor metal, more like the bones do. No, this is the bone. A dead femur. He shook up. However, one has to fear the extreme people who do not care a little bit more exciting. He touched down along the bone to go, and soon touched a number of slightly smaller lower leg, then down a foot and toe bones. Then, the other leg bones. Beyond that, there is a complete pelvis and spine, followed by 24 piano hyun like ribs, above the cervical vertebrae, it is a skull. On the skull, he touched a broken hole. Bones speak. No one dared to listen to the language of the bones, he bypassed it with a trembling bones. But just to climb a step forward, he has touched the second sub-skeleton. He found buried beneath the two bones. Bones lie here quietly, they never have been able to climb out of the grave. By contrast, he suddenly felt somewhat lucky. So he continued crawled forward, he will go to export a re-birth of the deceased. He saw the ghost.
Author: Erin Hunter Publisher: HarperCollins ISBN: 0063021951 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 231
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One kingdom. Three worlds. An all-new series packed with high-stakes adventures from bestselling Warriors author Erin Hunter, perfect for fans of Wings of Fire and Endling. The pandas of the Bamboo Kingdom have never forgotten the great flood that ended the peaceful life they’d always known. But for three young creatures born that day, the flood marks not an end, but a beginning—the beginning of their struggles to find a place in very different worlds. Leaf, raised in the sparse Northern Forest, works tirelessly to help her family find bamboo to eat; Rain, hot-tempered, refuses to accept a suspicious new leader in her Southern Forest community; and Ghost, clumsy and uncoordinated, worries he’ll never fit in with his hunter family in the mountains. None of them know that the others are out there, but thanks to a mysterious tiger that’s been threatening the Kingdom, they will soon find each other—and fulfill a prophecy that had been made long before they were born. This first book of a thrilling new animal adventure series from Erin Hunter is sure to enthrall readers of her other bestselling series. Fans will love having a new universe to immerse themselves in!
Author: Susan Spann Publisher: Seventh Street Books ISBN: 9781633885486 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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Master ninja Hiro Hattori and Portuguese Jesuit Father Mateo investigate the death of a Kyoto brewer. August 1565: When a rival artisan turns up dead outside Ginjiro's brewery, and all the evidence implicates the brewer, master ninja Hiro Hattori and Portuguese Jesuit Father Mateo must find the killer before the magistrate executes Ginjiro and seizes the brewery, leaving his wife and daughter destitute. A missing merchant, a vicious debt collector, and a female moneylender join Ginjiro and the victim's spendthrift son on the suspect list. But with Kyoto on alert in the wake of the shogun's recent death, a rival shinobi on the prowl, and samurai threatening Hiro and Father Mateo at every turn, Ginjiro's life is not the only one in danger. Will Hiro and Father Mateo unravel the clues in time to save Ginjiro's life, or will the shadows gathering over Kyoto consume the detectives as well as the brewer?
Author: Susan Spann Publisher: Seventh Street Books ISBN: 9781633885448 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 240
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A master ninja and a Portuguese priest investigate the murder of a samurai in medieval Kyoto. May 1564: When a samurai is brutally murdered in a Kyoto teahouse, master ninja Hiro has no desire to get involved. But the beautiful entertainer accused of the crime enlists the help of Father Mateo, the Portuguese Jesuit Hiro is sworn to protect, leaving the master shinobi with just three days to find the killer in order to save the girl and the priest from execution. The investigation plunges Hiro and Father Mateo into the dangerous waters of Kyoto's floating world, where they learn that everyone from the elusive teahouse owner to the dead man's dishonored brother has a motive to keep the samurai's death a mystery. A rare murder weapon favored by ninja assassins, a female samurai warrior, and a hidden affair leave Hiro with too many suspects and far too little time. Worse, the ninja's investigation uncovers a host of secrets that threaten not only Father Mateo and the teahouse, but the very future of Japan.
Author: Susan Spann Publisher: Macmillan ISBN: 1250027055 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 304
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"Master ninja Hiro Hattori is trying to sleep when he has an unexpected visit from his friend Kazu, a fellow shinobi and member of the same ninja clan working undercover at the shogunate. Kazu says that Saburo, the Shogun's cousin, has been stabbed to death within the walls of the Shogun's palace with Kazu's dagger, and that though he is innocent, he fears he will be blamed for the murder. He begs Hiro's help in escaping the city. But before he can flee, Hiro and Father Mateo, the Jesuit priest under Hiro's protection, are summoned to the palace to aid in the investigation. There they learn of a plot to assassinate the Shogun and overthrow the ruling Ashikaga clan. With Lord Oda, a rival warlord, scheduled to arrive in Kyoto soon and the murderer poised to strike again, Hiro must use his assassin's skills to reveal the killer's identity and protect the Shogun. Kazu, trapped in the city, still will not admit where he was at the time of the murder, and this makes Hiro doubt his innocence. Other suspects include the maid who found the body, Saburo's wife, and the stable master. Unfortunately, the Shogun demands the murder solved before Lord Oda arrives, and if the murderer can't be brought to justice, Hiro and Father Mateo may have to die in his place. Blade of the Samurai is a complex mystery that will transport readers into 16th century Japan for a thrilling and unforgettable adventure"--
Author: Subhash C. Biswas Publisher: Notion Press ISBN: 1685866697 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 621
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This is a story of a little boy growing up in a remote village of Bengal in pre-independent India. Born to a rich family, the boy, Nimchand alias Nimu, enjoyed a privileged childhood in a huge mansion. After a few years, he lost his father, and the status of the family fell from grace. Nimchand found himself thrown in rough waters in a country torn apart by the freedom movements and religious conflicts. Mother Sarojini, a fiercely strong-minded woman, steadfastly stood against all hostile situations they faced and tried hard with the courage to rebuild her shattered family. Nimu, too, had to struggle hard to survive and get an education. This engrossing family saga is steeped in many strange phenomena—eerily suspenseful and piercingly fearful—occurring in traditional domestic settings. This true story, deep-rooted in rural Bengal and enriched by its many festive occasions, is elegantly written with unscarred authenticity. A fascinating account of many characters with fine details is painstakingly and meticulously described in lucid prose with excellent narrative skill. In a world overstuffed with books of many kinds, the readers may find Roads of Uncertainty to be a welcoming exception and a pleasure to read.
Author: Susan Spann Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1645060454 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 231
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Edo, February 1566: when a samurai’s corpse is discovered in the ruins of a burned-out bookshop, master ninja Hiro Hattori and Jesuit Father Mateo must determine whether the shopkeeper and his young apprentice are innocent victims or assassins in disguise. The investigation quickly reveals dangerous ties to Hiro’s past, which threaten not only Edo’s fledgling booksellers’ guild, but the very survival of Hiro’s ninja clan. With an arsonist on the loose, and a murderer stalking the narrow streets, Hiro and Father Mateo must save the guild—and themselves—from a conflagration that could destroy them all.
Author: Mary Downing Hahn Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 0547385609 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 165
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Florence looks forward to a new life with her great uncle and aunt at an old manor house. But Florence doesn't expect the ghost of her cousin Sophia, who concocts a plan to use Florence to help her achieve her murderous goals.
Author: Susan Spann
Author: Susan Spann
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Author: Susan Spann
Author: Susan Spann
Author: Susan Spann
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Author: Susan Spann
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