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Prepare to be immersed in the next installment of the Daidoji Shin Mystery Series: A Bitter Taste. Gentleman sleuth Daidoji Shin faces his trickiest case yet when he finds himself being framed for murder in this captivating cozy fantasy mystery from The Legend of the Five Rings.

In Rokugan, a Crane Clan auditor mysteriously turns up dead in a soy brewery.  Per usual, all eyes turn to nobleman-turned-detective, Daidoji Shin… but not for the reason you may think.  Instead of solving the murder conundrum, Shin is the primary suspect! In this interesting turn of events, Shin must not only figure out who killed the victim, he must also figure out who framed him.  Can he outwit the authorities on his trail? – Will he out maneuver the dogged Kitsuki investigator with a score to settle?  Caught in a spider’s web of intrigue and with his enemies closing in, time is running out for Dadoiji Shin… 

Enjoy the rollercoaster ride in this fifth installment of The Daidoji Shin Mystery Series created by legendary writer Josh Reynolds. With two Scribe Award nominations in the series for Best Original Novel – General for The Flower Path (2022), and Three Oaths (2023), this entry puts a creative twist on what you’ve come to expect from a Daidoji Shin mystery novel. 

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