Nobleman sleuth Daidoji Shin returns for a brilliant new investigation deep into the Emerald Empire, in this thrilling novel set in the fantastical world of Legend of the Five Rings. Daidoji Shin, former shady good-for-nothing turned amateur investigator, and his long-suffering bodyguard, Kasami, are called away from the comforts of the City of the Rich Frog and to the land of the Unicorn to solve an apparent open-and-shut case of murder to investigate. But it's never that simple... A convict woman's life is at stake and the outcome could prevent a war between noble families. But that's just the beginning of this mystery: Shin will come face to face with a sinister seditious organization that could have far deeper consequences than he could imagine.