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Secret of the Samurai Sword
1958
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The Ghost of Kyoto When Celia and her brother Stephen arrive in Kyoto to spend the summer with their book-writing grandmother, they are only looking forward to a pleasant summer vacation abroad. But they soon find themselves involved in a strange Japanese mystery. Celia awakens one night to discover the ghost of an ancient samurai warrior haunting their garden. Is it a real ghost or an elaborate hoax? What is the phantom seeking? And why does its presence so upset the old Japanese artist who lives across the street? Celia is determined to solve the riddle of the phantom warrior, but first she must uncover some long-forgotten secrets that were not meant for any American to know. . .

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Phyllis A. Whitney
Phyllis A. Whitney
Author · 74 books

Phyllis Ayame Whitney (1903 – 2008) was an American mystery writer. Rare for her genre, she wrote mysteries for both the juvenile and the adult markets, many of which feature exotic locations. A review in The New York Times once dubbed her "The Queen of the American Gothics". She was born in Japan to American parents and spent her early years in Asia. Whitney wrote more than seventy novels. In 1961, her book The Mystery of the Haunted Pool won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Juvenile novel, and she duplicated the honor in 1964, for The Mystery of the Hidden Hand. In 1988, the MWA gave her a Grand Master Award for lifetime achievement. Whitney died of pneumonia on February 8, 2008, aged 104.

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