the Scholastic publishing company. Beginning in 1999, Judge Ooka has appeared in the Samurai Detective series by Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler. Books include The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn (1999), The Demon in the Teahouse (2001), In Darkness, Death (2004; Edgar Award winner), The Sword That Cut the Burning Grass (2005), A Samurai Never Fears Death (2007), and Seven Paths To Death (2008) References Japanese judges Daimyo 1677 births 1752 deaths Place of birth unknown Date of death unknown Place of death unknown Date of birth unknown People from Ise, Mie Japanese diarists