Death at the Crossroads Author:Dale Furutani Matsuyama Kaze is a ronin, or masterless samurai. Kaze must travel across Japan until he fulfills a promise made to his dying Lord and Lady - to find their nine-year-old daughter. Not satisfied with the conclusions of local officials, he sets out to solve the crime himself. Kaze stumbles upon a corpse shot with an arrow at the crossroads lead... more »ing to a small town. He soon becomes embroiled with an unlikely - and untrustworthy - cast of characters as colorful as they are crafty. Each has secrets to keep and axes to grind, and it will take all of Kaze's subtlety, stealth and samurai skills to unravel the mystery and unmask the killer. "This is a wonderful novel...an exact historical rendering of the time." (Margaret Chittenden, author of the CHARLIE PLATO mystery series)« less