A charming slacker aristocrat discovers a talent for detection and a web of conspiracies in the Emerald Empire, in this snappy novel set in the fantastical world of Legend of the Five Rings.
Daidoji Shin, unrepentant wastrel with a taste for scandal and dice, coasts through his role as Crane Clan’s trade envoy in the City of the Rich Frog. But when a case of poisoned rice threatens the brittle peace between the competing clans, the Imperial Governor drags Shin from his indolence and orders him to find the culprit. Despite himself, Shin uncovers an intriguing conspiracy involving more than just dead rats. A murder with no body and a missing actress present a distraction that could finally make Shin put in a full day’s work, and maybe even save the city from tearing itself apart.
- ISBN10 1839080191
- ISBN13 9781839080197
- Publish Date 18 February 2021 (first published 1 December 2020)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Aconyte Books
- Edition Paperback Original
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 368
- Language English