Susan Spann, Adventure, Mystery, and Mountains – Author of the Hiro Hattori (Shinobi) mysteries

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Susan Spann is the award-winning author of the Hiro Hattori mystery novels, featuring ninja detective Hiro Hattori and Portuguese Jesuit Father Mateo.

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Happy Release Day, GHOST OF THE BAMBOO ROAD!

Susan Spann Blog November 12, 2019November 12, 2019Ghost of the Bamboo Road, Ghost stories, ghosts, Hiro Hattori, Hiro Hattori Novels, Japan

Today marks the release date for the seventh Hiro Hattory mystery – with my favorite cover to date. This time, Hiro and Father Mateo find themselves facing their strangest killer yet . . . When a vengeful spirit terrorizes a mountain village, Hiro and Father Mateo must save the villagers from the phantom’s wrath. January 1566: En route to Edo, Master ninja Hiro Hattori and Portuguese Jesuit Father Mateo spend the night in a rural mountain village whose inhabitants live in terror of a legendary vengeful ghost. When the innkeeper’s wife is murdered and Father Mateo’s housekeeper, Ana, is blamed

A Ghostly Chat With Kerry Schafer’s Creativity Quest!

Susan Spann Blog October 28, 2019October 28, 2019

Last week, I had a fantastic podcast chat with my close friend, and fellow author, Kerry Schafer (aka Kerry Ann King) about Japanese ghost stories, climbing mountains, and the importance of following your dreams. I even shared the background for the upcoming Hiro Hattori mystery, GHOST OF THE BAMBOO ROAD, which releases on November 12! Click through and listen at the links below! Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/authorsontheair/daring-to-chase-your-dream-with-guest-author-susan-spann Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/creativity-quest/episodes/Daring-to-Chase-Your-Dream-with-guest-author-Susan-Spann-e8504f/a-au90pv Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6g0K5fD8nxs3up2MEKA0Dy Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daring-to-chase-your-dream-with-guest-author-susan-spann/id1460034931?i=1000454802345 Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/creativity-quest/e/53162971 Google play: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9hODBiMDRjL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz&episode=ZTQ3YWFjMGItZjE3MS1iNTFlLTQzOTUtODNkNmEzNGNjNDI5 Overcast: https://overcast.fm/+R_eo7B8L8 Radio Public: https://radiopublic.com/creativity-quest-6nMl0Y

Spann keeps getting better . . . a taut closed-circle mystery with perilous consequences. Fans of classic whodunits will be pleased.

Publisher's Weekly
July, 2017 Publisher's Weekly review of BETRAYAL AT IGA

Spann once more shows herself as a master storyteller. A nail-biting tale of ninja assassins and a man who must choose between honor and his family in feudal Japan.

Cara Black
New York Times–bestselling author of the Aimée Leduc Investigations

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Happy Release Day, GHOST OF THE BAMBOO ROAD!

A Ghostly Chat With Kerry Schafer’s Creativity Quest!

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