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Series
Sano Ichiro mysteries volume 16
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the shogun's carefully regulated court is thrown into chaos by a massive earthquake in 1703 Japan, Sano Ichiro investigates the poisoning murders of a nobleman's daughters to prevent the regime's takeover.
Author
Series
Sano Ichiro mysteries volume 12
Pub. Date
2007.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
The Snow Empress showcases author Laura Joh Rowland's deep understanding of 17th-century Japan and her impeccable gift of storytelling. This thrilling novel finds samurai detective Sano IchirO working to gain freedom for his son by investigating the murder of a lord's beloved mistress.
Author
Series
Sano Ichiro mysteries volume 13
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Japan, March 1700. The strife between Sano Ichiro, the samurai detective who has risen to power in the shogun's court, and his enemies has escalated to the brink of war. Called away from the crisis by the shogun's orders to investigate a mysterious skeleton, Sano and his wife, Reiko, must confront dangerous, long-buried secrets. What was Sano's own mother doing on the night when a burning kimono ignited a blaze that nearly destroyed the city? The...
Author
Series
Sano Ichiro mysteries volume 14
Pub. Date
2009.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Japan, 1701. A woman is brutally attacked within a bamboo prison as clouds swirl around her head. Meanwhile, at Edo Castle, samurai detective turned chamberlain Sano Ichiro is suspicious of his old rival, Yanagisawa, who has been oddly cooperative since returning from exile. But just as Yanagisawa's true motives begin to emerge, Sano's estranged uncle comes to him for help. His daughter has disappeared, and he begs Sano and his wife-who once suffered...
Author
Series
Sano Ichiro mysteries volume 17
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Japan, 1704. In an elegant mansion a young woman named Tsuruhime lies on her deathbed, attended by her nurse ... After Tsuruhime takes her last breath, the old woman watching from the doorway says, 'Who's going to tell the Shogun his daughter is dead?'"--Amazon.com.
Author
Series
Sano Ichiro mysteries volume 7
Pub. Date
2002.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
9) Black Lotus
Author
Series
Sano Ichiro mysteries volume 6
Pub. Date
2001.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Author
Series
Sano Ichiro mysteries volume 15
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"A brilliant new twist on the fabled tale of the 47 Ronin, from an author with "a painter's eye for the minutiae of court life [and] a politican's ear for intrigue." --The New York Times Book Review Japan, 1703. On a snowy night, 47 warriors murder the man at the center of the scandal that turned them from samurai into masterless ronin two years before. Clearly this was an act of revenge--but why did they wait so long? And is there any reason they...
15) The iris fan
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Japan, 1709. The shogun is old and ailing. Amid the ever-treacherous intrigue in the court, Sano Ichirō has been demoted from chamberlain to a lowly patrol guard. His relationship with his wife Reiko is in tatters, and a bizarre new alliance between his two enemies Yanagisawa and Ienobu has left him bewildered and wary. Yet, Sano's dedication to the way of the warrior--the samurai code of honor--is undiminished. Then a harrowing, almost inconceivable...
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