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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Puffin
Publication date
October 1, 2002
Pages
192
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Juvenile Fiction
ISBN-13
9780698119710
ISBN-10
0698119711
Dimensions
0.50 by 5.25 by 8 in.
Weight
0.34 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$5.99
Other format details
juvenile
§As reported by publisher
Amazon.com says people who bought this book also bought:
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The Red-Headed Demon (Samurai Detective) | Seven Paths to Death (Samurai Detective) (Volume 6) | A Samurai Never Fears Death (Samurai Detective) (Volume 5) | The Sword that Cut the Burning Grass (Samurai Detective Series) (Volume 4) | The Broken Blade | The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn | Heart of a Samurai | Only the Names Remain | In Darkness, Death
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Judge Ooka turns to Seikei, a fourteen-year-old samurai, to uncover the mystery behind the series of fires being set in areas around Japan, thus determined to complete his task, Seikei soon finds himself in an unfamiliar and dangerous world. Reprint.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: 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 samurai, Seikei goes undercover as a teahouse attendant in the exotic "floating city" of Yoshiwara, where demons lurk among the pleasure seekers and no one is safe-not even a samurai.
Editions
Hardcover
With Thomas Hoobler |
from Philomel Books (May 1, 2001)
9780399234996 | details & prices | 181 pages | 5.50 × 8.75 × 1.00 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.80 lbs | List price $17.99
About: In eighteenth-century Japan, fourteen-year-old Seikei, a merchant's son in training to be a samurai, helps his patron investigate a series of murders and arson in the capital city of Edo, each of which is associated in some way with a popular geisha.
About: In eighteenth-century Japan, fourteen-year-old Seikei, a merchant's son in training to be a samurai, helps his patron investigate a series of murders and arson in the capital city of Edo, each of which is associated in some way with a popular geisha.
Paperback
With Thomas Hoobler |
Reissue edition from Puffin (November 3, 2005)
9780142405406 | details & prices | 181 pages | 5.00 × 7.00 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.25 lbs | List price $6.99
About: In eighteenth-century Japan, fourteen-year-old Seikei, a merchant's son in training to be a samurai, helps his patron investigate a series of murders and arson in the capital city of Edo, each of which is associated in some way with a popular geisha.
About: In eighteenth-century Japan, fourteen-year-old Seikei, a merchant's son in training to be a samurai, helps his patron investigate a series of murders and arson in the capital city of Edo, each of which is associated in some way with a popular geisha.
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Puffin (October 1, 2002)
9780698119710 | details & prices | 192 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.34 lbs | List price $5.99
About: In eighteenth-century Japan, fourteen-year-old Seikei, a merchant's son in training to be a samurai, helps his patron investigate a series of murders and arson in the capital city of Edo, each of which is associated in some way with a popular geisha.
About: In eighteenth-century Japan, fourteen-year-old Seikei, a merchant's son in training to be a samurai, helps his patron investigate a series of murders and arson in the capital city of Edo, each of which is associated in some way with a popular geisha.
Reinforced
from Demco Media (December 1, 2002); titled "Demon in the Teahouse"
9780606259125 | details & prices | 5.00 × 7.50 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.50 lbs | List price $14.53
About: In eighteenth-century Japan, fourteen-year-old Seikei, a merchant's son in training to be a samurai, helps his patron investigate a series of murders and arson in the capital city of Edo, each of which is associated in some way with a popular geisha.
About: In eighteenth-century Japan, fourteen-year-old Seikei, a merchant's son in training to be a samurai, helps his patron investigate a series of murders and arson in the capital city of Edo, each of which is associated in some way with a popular geisha.
Prebinding
from Turtleback Books (November 3, 2005); titled "Demon in the Teahouse"
9781417689453 | details & prices | 5.50 × 7.50 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.50 lbs | List price $16.00
About: In eighteenth-century Japan, fourteen-year-old Seikei, a merchant's son in training to be a samurai, helps his patron investigate a series of murders and arson in the capital city of Edo, each of which is associated in some way with a popular geisha.
About: In eighteenth-century Japan, fourteen-year-old Seikei, a merchant's son in training to be a samurai, helps his patron investigate a series of murders and arson in the capital city of Edo, each of which is associated in some way with a popular geisha.
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