
The death ceremony
Mysteries and crime stories
Human-narrated audio
Summary
The tea ceremony is one of the focal points of Japanese culture. When Superintendent Otani and his wife receive an unexpected invitation to attend a ceremony at one of the foremost schools in Japan, the proceedings begin with the decorum… proper to a tradition developed and refined over the centuries. But there is a radical departure from the respected form when the Grand Master keels over with a bullet through his forehead. 1985.