Claws of the Cat is the first in the Shinobi Mysteries by Susan Spann.
The two main characters are Hiro, a shinobi (ninja) and Father Mateo, a Portuguese Jesuit priest. The mystery is excellent, with plenty of suspense and a lovely surprise ending. I guessed it -- and liked my guess so much that I didn't care whether I was right, because it would have made a good alternate solution. But as
Published on August 17, 2019 17:31