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Dorothy Hoobler; Thomas Hoobler
Full Series List in Order
Samurai Detective
1 - The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn (Jun-1999)2 - The Demon in the Teahouse (Jun-2001)
3 - In Darkness, Death (Apr-2004)
4 - The Sword That Cut the Burning Grass (May-2005)
5 - A Samurai Never Fears Death (Mar-2007)
6 - Seven Paths to Death (Oct-2008)
Book List in Order: 22 titles
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Aloha Means Come Back
- May-1993
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Laura and her mother join her Navy father in Hawaii in 1941, where suspicion against the Japanese American residents runs high in an atmosphere of expectation that the United States and Japan will go to war....
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The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
- Jun-1999
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Teenaged Seikei dreams of being one of Japan's legendary warriors, a samurai-but samurai are born, not made, and Seikei is a tea merchant's son. Then a ruby intended for the shogun is stolen. Seikei is the only witness, and the famous samurai magistr...
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The 1920s: Luck
- Aug-2000
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In 1927 the Dixons move from rural Georgia to Chicago, where African Americans have more opportunities, and there Lorraine meets a famous movie actress and her little brother Marcus finds that his artistic talents are useful....
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The Demon in the Teahouse
- Jun-2001
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The beautiful, mysterious women of Japan are being killed one by one. The famous samurai Judge Ooka knows he will need help to solve the crimes, so he turns to his newly adopted son, fourteen-year-old Seikei. Determined to prove his worth as a samura...
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In Darkness, Death
- Apr-2004
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In the world of ninjas and the shogun, honor is everything. When the Samurai Lord Inaba is discovered murdered in his sleep while under the protection of the shogun, the ruler is honor-bound to find the killer. Desperate for justice, he turns to t...
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The Sword That Cut the Burning Grass
- May-2005
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When fourteen-year-old samurai apprentice Seikei is sent on a mission by the shogun, he believes it to be a simple one: convince the fourteen-year-old emperor to resume his ceremonial duties. But then the emperor is kidnapped, and Seikei finds himsel...
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A Samurai Never Fears Death
- Mar-2007
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Having been adopted by the samurai Judge Ooka, Seikei is excited when he is able to go home to visit his biological family, but when he discovers that his sister's lover, an apprentice to a puppet master, has been accused of murder, it is up to Seike...
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Seven Paths to Death
- Oct-2008
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The most exciting installment to the Edgar Awards-winning samurai mystery series.
When a man with a tattoo covering his back i found floating in the water at a rice ceremony, Seikei and Judge Ooka know it's a bad omen. Soon there are seven of these...
Award-Winning Books by Dorothy Hoobler; Thomas Hoobler
1999 Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) -- Silver
In Darkness, Death
2005 Edgar Allan Poe Award -- Young Adult