The Samurai and the Prisoner: The multi-award-winning historical thriller and a masterpiece of Japanese fiction
Author:   Honobu Yonezawa
Publisher:   Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN:  

9781408724477


Pages:   384
Publication Date:   14 August 2025
Format:   Paperback
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The Samurai and the Prisoner: The multi-award-winning historical thriller and a masterpiece of Japanese fiction


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THE MULTI-AWARD-WINNING JAPANESE HISTORICAL THRILLER Winner of the 12th Futano Yamada Award The first book in Japan to win first place in the four major Japanese mystery categories. Winter, 1578. Lord Araki Murashige, once considered a hero of the age, has betrayed his oldest ally and barricaded himself in Arioka Castle. But a string of strange incidents within the castle walls have rendered him helpless. The desperate warlord's only hope in solving these mysteries is imprisoned in the castle's dungeon: a man named Kuroda Kanbei, one of his enemy's most gifted strategists. But if these two men are to work together, what will they gain, and what of their humanity might they lose? Award-winning author Honobu Yonezawa's English-language debut is an unforgettable and page-turning blend of historical and detective fiction.

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Author:   Honobu Yonezawa
Publisher:   Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:   Sphere
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.465kg
ISBN:  

9781408724477


ISBN 10:   1408724472
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   14 August 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Honobu Yonezawa is a Japanese writer best known for his young adult mystery series Kotenbu, also known as the Classic Literature Club series.

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