Flask of the Drunken Master by Susan Spann - Review and Giveaway

I received this book in exchange for a fair and honest review

Published: July 14, 2015

Number of pages: 304

Genre: Mystery

A Shinobi Mystery #3

Synopsis:
Master ninja Hiro Hattori and his companion Father Mateo are once again pulled into a murder investigation when a rival artisan turns up dead outside of their friend Ginjiro’s sake brewery. They must find the killer before the magistrate executes Ginjiro, seizes the brewery, and renders his family destitute. All the evidence implicates the brewer, yet with Kyoto on alert in the wake of the shogun’s recent death, Ginjiro’s is not the only life at risk.

As tensions rise, Hiro investigates a missing merchant, a vicious debt collector, a moneylender and the victim’s spendthrift son. But when a drunken Buddhist monk insists on helping Hiro and Father Mateo solve the crime, the monk’s bumbling threatens to foil the investigation altogether. With time running out, Hiro once again gambles on a clandestine mission to find the truth. Except that this time, Hiro isn’t the only one with a secret mission to fulfill.

Flask of the Drunken Master is the latest entry in Susan Spann's thrilling 16th century Japanese mystery series, sure to gain new fans and please old alike.

What did I think of this book:

Like the other two books in this series we get to travel along to another century with Hiro. Hiro again is trying to solve a mystery when someone turns up dead. As with the other books in this series I think the pace of this book is very steady and the writing style keeps you interested in the story. I like that this has not only a mystery but a little bit of history. Two good of my favorite things. There is adventure as well as the mystery in this book. I am glad I got the chance to read this entire series back to back. I suggest you read each of the books in order although I think you would be ok with reading just this one by itself. 

What I thought about the cover:

I think this cover is interesting and tells you a little about what this story is about. 

About the author:

SUSAN SPANN is a transactional attorney focusing on publishing law and a former law school professor. She is a featured blogger/columnist for the Social In Network. She has a deep interest in Asian culture and has studied Mandarin and Japanese. Her hobbies include Asian cooking, fencing, and knife and shuriken throwing. Spann is a member of Mystery Writers of America, the Historical Novel Society and the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Association. She lives in northern California with her family.

Author's website: http://www.susanspann.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SusanSpannAuthor
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SusanSpann

Shinobi Mystery:

#1 Claws of the Cat

#2 Blade of the Samurai 

#3 Flask of the Drunken Master

Giveaway:

This giveaway is open to the US and Canada. It is for one copy of Flask of the Drunken Master. It is mandatory that you leave a comment and this will be verified. This is a rafflecopter giveaway and the winner will be randomly chosen. The winner will then be emailed and have 24 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. 

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