The Samurai and the Prisoner
The multi-award-winning historical thriller and a masterpiece of Japanese fiction
Author: Honobu Yonezawa
Honobu Yonezawa's multi-award-winning historical thriller masterpiece.
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11th August 2025
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Honobu Yonezawa's multi-award-winning historical thriller masterpiece.
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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.About the Author
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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Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group | Sphere
Published
14th August 2025
Pages
384
ISBN
9781408724477
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