Resistance (A Contemporary Achillean Light Mystery Series Set in Japan)

The Resistance series comprises:

RanZo duet (Our Funny Love Story, Or So We Say)
Kichijoji Side Stories (slice-of-life oneshots; free to read for newsletter subscribers)
Project Foodie
and more to come

Our Funny Love Story

An Achillean Literary Mystery Set in Japan’s Publishing World (Resistance Book 1)

Book #1 from the series: Resistance (A Contemporary Achillean Light Mystery Series Set in Japan)

An Achillean literary mystery set within the cutthroat world of Tokyo publishing, featuring exclusive illustrations and a sharp, danmei-esque edge.

A comedy of errors, until fate reveals its twisted sense of humor.

Kamada Eizo is a web novelist with a breezy front and a desperate core. Having landed a flagship fantasy serial with a Tokyo...

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Or So We Say

An Achillean Literary Mystery Set in Japan’s Publishing World (Resistance Book 2)

Book #2 from the series: Resistance (A Contemporary Achillean Light Mystery Series Set in Japan)

The continuation of Our Funny Love Story. Coming on 30 December 2026.

Preorders (eBook) are now open on Byrd's Bookshop, Amazon, and Kobo.

Information updated as of April 17, 2026.

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Kichijoji Side Stories

A series of Resistance oneshots

Book #0 from the series: Resistance (A Contemporary Achillean Light Mystery Series Set in Japan)

This series is a lighthearted little read for those of us craving more charming, laid-back moments between our two irascible protagonists and their budding relationship from foes to a temporary truce to something more…?

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Project Foodie

An Achillean Culinary Cozy Mystery (Resistance Book 3)

Book #4 from the series: Resistance (A Contemporary Achillean Light Mystery Series Set in Japan)

Forthcoming 2028/2029.

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