The demon in the teahouse
By: Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler
Contributors: Hoobler, Thomas
Publisher: Puffin Books
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 181
ISBN-13: 9780698119710; 9780142405406
Subjects: Mystery and detective stories; Samurai; Geishas; Juvenile fiction; History; Fiction
Description: In eighteenth-century Japan, fourteen-year-old Seikei, a merchant's son in training to be a samurai, helps his patron investigate a series of murders and arson in the capital city of Edo, each of which is associated in some way with a popular geisha.
Notes: Sequel to: The ghost in the Tokaido Inn.

Originally published: New York : Philomel Books, c2001.
Table of contents: title: The secret of Kyudo; title: The silk seller's story; title: Death in a teahouse; title: The fortune-teller's prediction; title: Seikei the thief; title: Another thief; title: A strange encounter; title: The kimono returns; title: Bad luck; title: Waiting for the torturer; title: Umae's choice; title: A warning ignored; title: The thief's story; title: The temple of Kannon; title: Umae's secret; title: The eyes of the demon; title: In the fire; title: A demonstration of skill.