Blood Under the Snow

From publisher blurb: Japan, year 1588. The province of Higo is divided. Kiyomasa Katō, a follower of Nichiren Buddhism, is the daimyo of one part of the island, Yukinaga Konishi, a Christian, rules the other. Both hate each other deeply in the passion of political and religious rivalries. When Ubuyama village, practically Higo's granary, is compromised, Yukinaga-sama must act quickly. There are rumors of death, disappearances and a disease as mysterious as it is incurable. Among the heimin, it is already said that the village is cursed by Inari, the rice kami, and many have left their homes in search of a more peaceful life. Curse? Sabotage? Would such misfortune be the plague of the kami or the result of very human interference? Find out what's going on in Ubuyama-Mura.