The Kindness of Dragons: An Akitada Novel (Akitada Mysteries) (Volume 18)

On a visit to a remote mountain region with his children, Akitada hopes to find some peace after the break-up of his marriage. Instead they become involved almost immediately in the random violence that plagues the peasants of the valley. Farmers are murdered, rice stores are burned, and young girls disappear. The local policeman seems honest, but soon Akitada fears to trust anyone. When his retainer is arrested for murder and his daughter threatened by a gang of bandits, he fights back. Powerless and far from court, he must confront the ruthless villain behind the crimes.

• The Nuns of Nara: An Akitada Novel (Akitada mysteries)
• Ikiryo: Vengeance and Justice: An Akitada Novel (Akitada Mysteries) (Volume 17)
• Dream of a Spring Night
• The Island of the Gods: An Akitada Novel (Akitada Mysteries) (Volume 16)
• Death on an Autumn River: An Akitada novel (Akitada mysteries) (Volume 9)
• The Old Men of Omi: An Akitada Novel (Akitada Mysteries) (Volume 13)
• The Assssin's Daughter: An Akitada Novel (Akitada Mysteries) (Volume 15)
• The Shrine Virgin: An Akitada Novel (Akitada Mysteries) (Volume 14)
• Trial on Mount Koya: A Hiro Hattori Novel (6) (A Shinobi Mystery)
• The Crane Pavilion: An Akitada Novel (the Akitada series) (Volume 12)