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Cover of The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn

The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn

Dorothy Hoobler;Thomas Hoobler (1999)

SubgenreDark Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesSamurai Detective #1
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.84
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

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Positive tags

AdventureComing of AgeMysterySelf-Discovery

Hero archetypes

Coming-of-Age Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Detective / InvestigatorFish out of Water

Tropes

Coming of AgeFish out of WaterHidden IdentityMysteryQuestReluctant HeroNon-Western Setting

Themes

IdentityClass StruggleHonor and DutyCultural TraditionSelf-DiscoverySocial Mobility

Synopsis

While attempting to solve the mystery of a stolen jewel, Seikei, a merchant's son who longs to be a samurai, joins a group of kabuki actors in eighteenth-century Japan.

Tags

Historical MysteryCultural FictionDetective Fiction