THE MULTI-AWARD-WINNING JAPANESE HISTORICAL THRILLER
The winter of 1578, four years prior to the Honnnoji Incident. Araki Murashige has betrayed his ally Oda Nobunaga and holed himself up in Arioka Castle - but a string of strange incidents within the castle walls has him at his wits' end.
The desperate warlord's only hope in solving these mysteries is imprisoned in the castle's dungeon: a man named Kuroda Kanbei, one of Oda's most gifted strategists. When all the conflict and intrigue reach their end, what will Murashige and Kuroda have up their sleeves?
Award-winning author Honobu Yonezawa's latest novel is a page-turning blend of historical and detective fiction.
Won the 12th Futaro Yamada Award,
1st place in This Mystery is Great, 2022
1st place in Weekly Bunshun Mystery Best 10, 2022, Japanese category
1st place in Wanting to Read a Mystery, 2022, Japanese category
1st place in the Honkaku Mystery Prize, 2022, Japanese category
1st place in History and Historical Novel Best 3, 2021
3rd place in This Historical Novel is Great!, 2022
The Samurai and the Prisoner was the first book in Japan to win first place in the four major Japanese mystery categories.
The winter of 1578, four years prior to the Honnnoji Incident. Araki Murashige has betrayed his ally Oda Nobunaga and holed himself up in Arioka Castle - but a string of strange incidents within the castle walls has him at his wits' end.
The desperate warlord's only hope in solving these mysteries is imprisoned in the castle's dungeon: a man named Kuroda Kanbei, one of Oda's most gifted strategists. When all the conflict and intrigue reach their end, what will Murashige and Kuroda have up their sleeves?
Award-winning author Honobu Yonezawa's latest novel is a page-turning blend of historical and detective fiction.
Won the 12th Futaro Yamada Award,
1st place in This Mystery is Great, 2022
1st place in Weekly Bunshun Mystery Best 10, 2022, Japanese category
1st place in Wanting to Read a Mystery, 2022, Japanese category
1st place in the Honkaku Mystery Prize, 2022, Japanese category
1st place in History and Historical Novel Best 3, 2021
3rd place in This Historical Novel is Great!, 2022
The Samurai and the Prisoner was the first book in Japan to win first place in the four major Japanese mystery categories.
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