A Bitter Taste, Josh Reynolds
A Bitter Taste, Josh Reynolds
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A Bitter Taste
A Daidoji Shin Mystery

Author: Josh Reynolds

Narrator: Kaipo Schwab

Unabridged: 10 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/06/2024


Synopsis

Gentleman sleuth Daidoji Shin faces his trickiest case yet when he finds himself being framed for murder in this captivating cozy fantasy mystery from Legend of the Five Rings.

In the fantasy empire of Rokugan, when a Crane Clan auditor turns up dead in a soy brewery, all eyes turn to nobleman-turned-detective, Daidoji Shin . . . but not to solve the man's murder; rather, Shin is the suspect. Now Shin must attempt to figure out who killed the victim and, more importantly, who framed him, all while outwitting the authorities on his trail—including a 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 . . .

About Josh Reynolds

Josh Reynolds is the author of over thirty novels and numerous short stories, including the New York Times bestselling Warhammer: Age of Sigmar and Warhammer 40,000 series. He grew up in South Carolina and now lives in Sheffield, UK.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Susanna on August 07, 2024

**Note: edited to less angry** A Bitter Taste is the fifth book in Daidoji Shin Mystery series set in the Rokugan Empire of the Legend of Five Rings game world. It’s an Asia inspired historical world divided in clans where honour is important, but women are equal and powerful, and same sex relationsh......more

Goodreads review by Dan on May 28, 2024

My thanks to NetGalley and the publisher Aconyte Books for an advanced copy of this mystery series set in a role playing world, where dark forces are gathering and not the many wedding invitations our hero is inundated with. There is a lot to be said about friends, family, colleagues, and the genera......more

Goodreads review by Siobhain on August 07, 2024

A Bitter Taste is the fifth in the Daidoji Shin series and I am surprised to say I think it may be my least favourite but I will get to that later. I will also say that while this may be able to be read as stand alone I highly recommend reading the first four to fully understand the characters and w......more

Goodreads review by Meredith on October 14, 2024

What a deeply excellent mystery. I loved Shin's characterization, and the slow way information was revealed and twists played out. It was masterfully-written as a mystery and genuinely great to read in that genre, never mind that it's tie-in IP fiction. I picked this up because I'd incidentally pick......more

Goodreads review by Hikari on May 22, 2024

It’s all come to a head: our idling hero must marry and he’s not best pleased about it. How will he be able to bumble about town and buy theatres and hang out with whomever he pleases if he’s married and packed off to a country estate? Then an auditor sent to investigate him is found murdered and Sh......more