The Samurai Detectives

Name: The Samurai Detectives
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Volume 2: The Killer on the Streets

Shotaro Ikenami, Yui Kajita

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Penguin
10 March 2026

Fiction & Literature; Historical mysteries; Historical adventure; Fiction in translation

Series: The Samurai Detectives

RETURN TO THE WORLD OF THE SAMURAI DETECTIVES, THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING SERIES OF THRILLING ADVENTURE AND INSCRUTABLE MYSTERY

In the months since their last perilous quest, a fragile calm has settled over Edo. Daijiro dedicates his days to training the first pupil of his quiet riverside dojo, while his father Kohei - a famed swordsman whose name still inspires awe - drifts through an uneasy retirement, his razor-sharp mind too restless for leisure. But such peace never lasts long in the shogunate.

One chill autumn night, Kohei is set upon by a band of tsujigiri - lawless 'street slashers' who test their blades on the innocent. To his astonishment, the gang's leader proves to be no mere rogue, but in fact one of the most important officials in the land. What begins as a chance encounter soon blooms into a deadly game of pursuit, vengeance and, finally, siege, as father and son are dragged into the city's pitch-black heart. Other adventures soon follow, including the task of bringing to justice their most evil adversary yet, a villain of monstrous proportions . . .

The second instalment in Shotaro Ikenami's bestselling historical fiction series, The Samurai Detectives- The Killer on the Streets is a perfectly coiled mystery as well as a profound portrait of honour and justice in the twilight of the Shogun's world.

By: Shotaro Ikenami
Translated by: Yui Kajita
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 176g
ISBN: 9781405975780
ISBN 10: 1405975784
Series: The Samurai Detectives
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 10 March 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Shotaro Ikenami (Author) Shotaro Ikenami (1923 - 1990) was a bestselling Japanese author famed for his multi-million copy selling series of historical fiction novels. Over his lifetime, he won the Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Award and Naoki Award for popular literature. Over a dozen of his works were adapted for film and television, and his work remains exceptionally popular in Japan. Yui Kajita (Translator) Yui Kajita is a translator , illustrator and literary scholar, originally from Kyoto, Japan, and currently based in Germany.