The year: 1689. The place: Edo, Japan's feudal capital. An all-powerful shogun controls the state, surrounded by bitter machinations and political intrigues. A young samurai and ex-policeman, Sano tries valiantly to follow "Bushido-" the way of the warrior-in a society whose ancient, noble ways have been all but forgotten. Suddenly, a "bundori" appears-a severed head, nailed to a plank, offered for public display. Another "bundori" appears, and then another Detective Sano must risk everything he's learned as samurai to bring the killer to justice.

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I read this evocative series about a samurai detective in seventeenth century Japan many years ago and just loved it. I've kept them around for a long time (US, England, Switzerland) As much as I loved them, I don't see myself rereading them for quite a while, so it is time for them to go traveling.