Shadow: Ninja Detective

A light-hearted mystery with a twist on the classic gumshoe.

Max Shadow is no ordinary guy. He sleeps during the day, goes on the prowl at night, and is busy solving cases like any other gumshoe, with one rare exception—he’s also a highly trained, bonafide ninja. Not the assassin kind; that’s not his style. The gadgets, gizmos, and garb, though? Now, that’s more like it.

In “Shadow: Ninja Detective,” Max scours the rooftops, scoping out his latest lead. Giminey’s Gems & Jewelry has been robbed, and it’s up to Shadow to find the culprits and dole out his special brand of justice on the elderly store owner’s behalf.

Shuriken, shozoku, and shoku combine to play an integral part in this quirky short story where nothing is as it seems—least of all Max Shadow, Ninja Detective.