The Blood of Gutoku: A Jack Riddley Mystery in Japan

Jack Riddley is an anthropologist all too ready to retire - he is done with university politics and is eager to start his new life in a sleepy village in northern Japan. What wasnt involved in his retirement plan is for a murder to occur just as he arrives in town. With Jacks passion for ethnography he cannot help but get involved with the investigation eager to discover not only who committed these crimes but why. Even a village of retirees has its secrets - abandoned traditions family rifts and childhood traumas - all of which are perfect motives for murder. If you are a fan of Clavells Shogun looking for another entrée to Japanese culture in the form of a rattling good yarn look no further! Kelly Smith Professor and Chair Department of Philosophy and Religion Clemson UniversityRetired anthropologist Jack Riddley helps police in rural Japan solve a perplexing mystery. In so doing he reveals much about both Japanese culture and the nature of anthropological inquiry. Beautifully written engaging and insightful this book is a winner. Richard Scaglion Professor Emeritus Department of Anthropology University of Pittsburgh