Shinobi Mystery Books in Order
Shinobi Mystery by Susan Spann contains 8 books, published between 2013 and 2022. The first book is Claws of the Cat (2013) and the newest is Fires of Edo (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2013–2022
- Pages on record
- 1,892 in 7 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 32–47 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,892 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Shinobi Mystery is Susan Spann's historical mystery series, eight books published between 2013 and 2022 and set in Japan. Subjects record ninja and samurai, Buddhist priests, murder and investigation. Claws of the Cat (2013) opens the series and Fires of Edo (2022) is the most recent title, with Blade of the Samurai, Flask of the Drunken Master, The Ninja's Daughter, Betrayal at Iga, Trial on Mount Koya and Ghost of the Bamboo Road in between. Spann is credited on all eight books.
How many Shinobi Mystery books are there?
Shinobi Mystery has 8 books, released between 2013 and 2022.
Shinobi Mystery Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Shinobi Mystery books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Claws of the Cat2013 · 275 pages · confirmed 2/420132752/4
- 2Blade of the Samurai2014 · 293 pages · confirmed 2/420142932/4
- 3Flask of the Drunken Master2015 · 291 pages · confirmed 2/420152912/4
- 4The Ninja's Daughter2016 · 249 pages · confirmed 2/420162492/4
- 5Betrayal at Iga2017 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/420172562/4
- 6Trial on Mount Koya2018 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/420182562/4
- 7Ghost of the Bamboo Road2019 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/420192722/4
- 8Fires of Edo2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
Is there a chronological order for Shinobi Mystery?
No separate chronological order is on record for Shinobi Mystery, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Shinobi Mystery books in order?
You should read the Shinobi Mystery books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Shinobi Mystery book also stands alone.
Where to start with Shinobi Mystery
Start with Claws of the Cat (2013), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Shinobi Mystery book?
Fires of Edo (2022) is the newest Shinobi Mystery book released so far.
Is there a new Shinobi Mystery book coming?
No next Shinobi Mystery book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Shinobi Mystery at a glance
- Paused
- No new Shinobi Mystery title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- Shinobi Mystery books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,892 pages across the 7 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 272 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Shinobi Mystery books, 7 of 8, were published in the 2010s.
What the Shinobi Mystery books are about
6 of the 8 Shinobi Mystery books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: investigation is tagged on 6 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Investigation 6 of 6 books
- Murder 6 of 6 books
- Ninja 6 of 6 books
- Samurai 6 of 6 books
- Japan 4 of 6 books
- Crime 3 of 6 books
- Mystery & detective, historical 3 of 6 books
- History 2 of 6 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 6 books
More books by Susan Spann
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Susan Spann books in order 9 books