Books with author Thomas Hoobler

Someone is setting fires in the city of Edo, capital of Japan. The shogun sends samurai Judge Ooka and his newly adopted son Seikei to find the firestarter. The trail leads them to Yoshiwara, the “floating world” where beautiful geishas perform nightly for rich and powerful men. Seikei must discover secrets in this mysterious place that take him to the brink of a burning roof—and death.

Peanut and Newman are two very smart pieces of fruit that seem to find trouble at every turn. They also have very big hearts which is why they can never leave a fellow comrade behind. If someone's in trouble no problem is too big or too small for them to solve. Sometimes, however, they get themselves into a jam and they need help from their friends. The Banana Chronicles is a series of books that tries to look at a situation from many vantage points. Instead of just seeing things from one perspective Peanut and Newman try to put themselves in everyone's shoes, rich or poor, black or white. These "cats" don't judge and they ask that you don't either. So sit back and enjoy the ride because these books are non-stop action from start to finish.

For Seikei, the adopted son of the famous samurai Judge Ooka with a knack for solving mysteries, a trip home to see his real family isn’t cause to celebrate. His brother has become mixed up with local criminals who use the family’s tea shop as a front for a smuggling operation. His sister, meanwhile, has fallen in love with an apprentice to a puppet master who stands accused of murder. Somehow, Seikei senses the two are connected. His loyalties divided between his new family and his old, Seikei must find the real killer before it is too late. Set against the eerie backdrop of the old Japanese puppet theaters, where life-sized marionettes were controlled by black-cloaked men, Edgar Award-winners Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler render their most satisfying mystery to date.

Peanut and Newman are two very smart pieces of fruit that seem to find trouble at every turn. They also have very big hearts which is why they can never leave a fellow comrade behind. If someone's in trouble no problem is too big or too small for them to solve. Sometimes, however, they get themselves into a jam and they need help from their friends. The Banana Chronicles is a series of books that tries to look at a situation from many vantage points. Instead of just seeing things from one perspective Peanut and Newman try to put themselves in everyone's shoes, rich or poor, black or white. These "cats" don't judge and they ask that you don't either. So sit back and enjoy the ride because these books are non-stop action from start to finish.

Peanut and Newman are two very smart pieces of fruit that seem to find trouble at every turn. They also have very big hearts which is why they can never leave a fellow comrade behind. If someone's in trouble no problem is too big or too small for them to solve. Sometimes, however, they get themselves into a jam and they need help from their friends. The Banana Chronicles is a series of books that tries to look at a situation from many vantage points. Instead of just seeing things from one perspective Peanut and Newman try to put themselves in everyone's shoes, rich or poor, black or white. These "cats" don't judge and they ask that you don't either. So sit back and enjoy the ride because these books are non-stop action from start to finish.

When fourteen-year-old samurai apprentice Seikei is sent on a mission by the shogun, he believes it to be a simple one: convince the fourteen-year-old emperor to resume his ceremonial duties. But then the emperor is kidnapped, and Seikei finds himself in the middle of an elaborate plot to overthrow the shogun. With the help of a mysterious warrior, he must rescue the emperor before the sacred sword—said to be unbeatable in battle—falls into the wrong hands. Seikei knows he must succeed, or bloodshed will stain the land.

The most exciting installment to the Edgar Awards-winning samurai mystery series.When a man with a tattoo covering his back i found floating in the water at a rice ceremony, Seikei and Judge Ooka know it's a bad omen. Soon there are seven of these men with partial tattoos on their backs. All different, all dead, all seemingly unrelated--except for the tattoos. It becomes apparent these men are not just carrying body art, but a treasure map . . . to what? And why is carrying this map so mortally dangerous? Seikei must find and assemble all seven tattoos to find the answer--and the path to a most terrifying destination.