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Cover of The Demon in the Teahouse

The Demon in the Teahouse

Dorothy Hoobler;Thomas Hoobler (2001)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesSamurai Detective #2
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.98
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

MurderViolenceDeath

Positive tags

Coming of AgeMentor FigureMysterySelf-Discovery

Hero archetypes

ApprenticeComing-of-Age HeroDetective / Investigator

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Coming of AgeMentor FigureHistorical FantasyFish out of WaterTraining ArcNon-Western Setting

Themes

Coming of AgeJusticeHonorClass StruggleMystery and InvestigationCultural Identity

Synopsis

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.

Tags

Historical MysteryDetective FictionCultural FictionHistorical Japan