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The Samurai Detective Series

Author: Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler
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Age Group: 10 to 12
Lexile Range: 660L to 800L

About the series: 14-year-old Seikei is a merchant's son with secret dreams of becoming a samurai. But samurai are born, not made. Still, Seikei uses the skill of a young samurai to solve mysteries in this series set in 18th century Japan.

The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn	The Demon in the Teahouse	In Darkness, Death
The Sword that Cut the Burning Grass	A Samurai Never Fears Death	Seven Paths to Death

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