Semishigure Lydia Sandgren Pushkin Press FYT Paperback 2024 homicide detective Joe Cashin has

homicide detective Joe Cashin has fled the city and returned to his hometown to run its one-man police station while his wounds heal and the nightmares fade

three people become intimately connected by the secrets and lies that put it there

crime and jazz are soulmates in popular (especially American) culture and this book is by far the most exhaustive - but also entertaining survey of the interaction of both

is arrested by Special Branch for breaking the Official Secrets Act - all part of her elaborate plan to catch the person responsible for leaking sensitive aeronautical research from Alandel Aeroplanes

the beloved heroine

Semishigure Lydia Sandgren Pushkin Press FYT Paperback 2024 homicide detective Joe Cashin hasWhen his father is accused of rebellion and forced to commit seppuku, it falls to Maki Bunshir to protect his family's house from future retribution. Training as a samurai, Bunshir must hone his skills with the sword and make powerful allies among the elders of the domain if he hopes to survive. As he is navigating clan politics, the object of this youthful affection, Fuku, becomes the mistress of the lord of the domain. When Fuku and her child become