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An unstable, damaged town endangered by toreign intrusion and ru by an iron-fisted government, Nagasaki may be the last-place Sano Ichiro really wants to be, Regrettably, the shogun's Most Honorable Investigator of Events, Situations, and People hasbeen banned there by an evil foe within the shogun's court. Surrounded by agents, Sano should follow cautiously. Once the body of the Dutch broker washes ashore, he sees herself leading a study that may force Japan into battle -- even while it thrusts his life into the hands of strong opponents. Sano needs to prove his innocence and unmask a killer, or his samurai perhaps, and mind his nation, may drop.