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Death at the crossroads a samurai mystery

A mystery and a portrait of feudal Japan whose protagonist is Matsuyama Kaze, a 17th century Japanese samurai. He investigates the death of a man killed by an arrow and left at a crossroad. By the author of The Toyotomi Blades.

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Main Author: Furutani, Dale
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : William Morrow, c1998.
Edition:1st ed.
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Matsuyama, Kaze (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Japan > History > Tokugawa period, 1600-1868 > Fiction.
Samurai > Fiction.
Mystery fiction.
Historical fiction.
Samurai fiction.
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Summary:A mystery and a portrait of feudal Japan whose protagonist is Matsuyama Kaze, a 17th century Japanese samurai. He investigates the death of a man killed by an arrow and left at a crossroad. By the author of The Toyotomi Blades.
Physical Description:viii, 210 p. : map ; 22 cm.
ISBN:068815817X (acid-free paper)
9780688158170 (acid-free paper)
Author Notes:Author and businessman Dale Furutani was born in Hawaii on December 1, 1946. He earned a creative writing degree from California State University, and an M.B.A. from UCLA.

As a businessman, Furutani worked in the automotive industry, was president of a software company, and founded a consulting company.

As a novelist, Furutani won the Macavity and Anthony Awards for his first work, Death in Little Tokyo. After being named the first Asian American to win a major mystery award, Furutani went on to write his second novel, The Toyotomi Blades.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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