The Old Men of Omi: An Akitada Novel (Akitada Mysteries) (Volume 13)

A.D. 1030. Senior Secretary Sugawara Akitada is recovering from a knife wound and still reeling from the loss of his wife. When the Council of State orders an investigation of the claims of two warring temples, he is sent to Otsu to clear up the matter. As it happens, Akitada’s best friend Kosehira is governor there and welcomes Akitada into his large and cheerful family in hopes of healing his mind and body.But almost immediately, the murder of a judge interferes with both the official assignment and the planned relaxation. When other murders follow and the local authorities express endless faith in his skills, Akitada gets on the trail of a serial killer.Meanwhile, the violence simmering among the monks escalates. When Tora is attacked and held by them, Akitada must use his diplomacy to release him, but the incident sends Tora and Saburo on a desperate and dangerous mission in the mountains. To make matters worse, the lonely Akitada has fallen in love with his friend’s nineteen-year-old daughter, an impossible situation that nearly drives him to distraction.

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• The Crane Pavilion: An Akitada Novel (the Akitada series) (Volume 12)
• The Island of the Gods: An Akitada Novel (Akitada Mysteries) (Volume 16)
• Death of a Doll Maker: An Akitada Novel (Akitada Mysteries) (Volume 11)
• Death on an Autumn River: An Akitada novel (Akitada mysteries) (Volume 9)
• The Assssin's Daughter: An Akitada Novel (Akitada Mysteries) (Volume 15)
• The Kindness of Dragons: An Akitada Novel (Akitada Mysteries) (Volume 18)
• Ikiryo: Vengeance and Justice: An Akitada Novel (Akitada Mysteries) (Volume 17)
• The Emperor's Woman: An Akitada Novel (Akitada Mysteries) (Volume 10)
• The Nuns of Nara: An Akitada Novel (Akitada mysteries)