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BLADE OF THE SAMURAI BY SUSAN SPANN: BLOG TOUR & GIVEAWAY

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Open Book Society is happy to announce our most recent collaboration with TLC Book Tours along with author Susan Spann to bring you the second installment in her Shinobi Mystery series, Blade Of The Samurai. Be sure to keep reading for more information about the author, the book, our review, and a chance to win a PRINT or EBOOK (US/Canada ONLY) copy of Blade Of The Samurai!

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About Blade Of The Samurai:

June, 1565: When a killer murders the shogun’s cousin, master ninja Hiro Hattori and Portuguese Jesuit Father Mateo are summoned to the shogun’s palace and ordered to find the killer. The evidence implicates Hiro’s friend and fellow shinobi, Kazu, who was working undercover at the shogunate; however, the victim’s wife, a suspicious maid, and even the shogun’s stable master also had reasons to want the victim dead.

The investigation reveals a plot to assassinate the shogun and depose the ruling Ashikaga clan. With enemy forces approaching Kyoto, and the murderer poised to strike again, Hiro and Father Mateo must produce the killer in time . . . or die in his place.

Blade of the Samurai is a complex mystery that will transport readers to a thrilling and unforgettable adventure in sixteenth-century Japan.

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About author Susan Spann:

Susan Spann began reading precociously and voraciously from her preschool days in Santa Monica, California, and as a child read everything from National Geographic to Agatha Christie. In high school, she once turned a short-story assignment into a full-length fantasy novel (which, fortunately, will never see the light of day).

A yearning to experience different cultures sent Susan to Tufts University in Boston, where she immersed herself in the history and culture of China and Japan. After earning an undergraduate degree in Asian Studies, Susan diverted to law school. She returned to California to practice law, where her continuing love of books has led her to specialize in intellectual property, business and publishing contracts.

Susan’s interest in Japanese history, martial arts, and mystery inspired her to write the Shinobi Mystery series featuring Hiro Hattori, a sixteenth-century ninja who brings murderers to justice with the help of Father Mateo, a Portuguese Jesuit priest.

Susan’s first novel, Claws of the Cat: A Shinobi Mystery (Minotaur Books, 2013) was named a Library Journal mystery debut of the month.

The second Shinobi Mystery, Blade of the Samurai(Minotaur Books), released on July 15, 2014. The third novel, Flask of the Drunken Master, is scheduled for publication in July 2015.

For more information about the author and her books visit her at her Official Website here:

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    Interesting cover

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