The Assassin's Touch
• Laura Joh Rowland
MYSTERY •
2006 •
PAPER
When the shogun's chief intelligence officer suddenly drops dead during a horse race at Edo Castle--the fourth such death--the shogun enlists the talents of Sano Ichiro to investigate, putting the seventeenth-century Japanese sleuth on the trail of a secret movement to overthrow the regime and in the sights of a deadly assassin.
(JPN225, $7.99) |
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Black Lotus
• Laura Joh Rowland
MYSTERY •
2002 •
PAPER
When an unknown arsonist sets fire to a cottage on the grounds of the Black Lotus Temple, killing three sect members, seventeenth-century samurai detective Sano Ichiro is called on to investigate.
(JPN229, $6.99) |
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The Cloud Pavilion
• Laura Joh Rowland
MYSTERY •
2009 •
HARD COVER
• 304 PAGES
Rowland's latest novel featuring samurai detective Sano Ichiro. The series includes Shinju, Bundori, The Way of the Traitor, The Concubine's Tattoo, The Samurai's Wife, and Black Lotus.
(JPN361, $24.99) |
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The Concubine's Tattoo
• Laura Joh Rowland
MYSTERY •
2000 •
PAPER
Sano Ichiro, is called upon to investigate a young concubine who was poisoned while applying a lover's tattoo, but the case is complicated by his new wife's interventions in the investigation, in a mystery set in seventeenth-century Japan.
(JPN231, $6.99) |
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The Dragon King's Palace
• Laura Joh Rowland
MYSTERY •
2004 •
PAPER
A mystery set in 17th century Japan. When four women including his wife are kidnapped on their way to Mt. Fuji and imprisoned in the tower of a ruined palace, Sano Ichiro is directed by his shogun under penalty of death to work with his enemies in order to secure the women's freedom.
(JPN227, $6.99) |
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The Perfumed Sleeve
• Laura Joh Rowland
MYSTERY •
2005 •
PAPER
When 1694 Edo erupts into violence in the wake of a conflict between two rival factions in 17th century Japan, the shogun's most esteemed investigator, Sano Ichiro, is urged by both sides to join their numbers.
(JPN226, $8.99) |
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The Pillow Book of Lady Wisteria
• Laura Joh Rowland
MYSTERY •
2003 •
PAPER
When the shogun's young cousin and heir apparent is found murdered in the bed of Lady Wisteria in 17th century Japan, the shogun's Most Honorable Investigator Sano Ichiro must investigate.
(JPN228, $6.99) |
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Red Chrysanthemum
• Laura Joh Rowland
LITERATURE •
2006 •
HARD COVER
• 288 PAGES
In the 11th title in Rowland's series of page-turners set in 17th century Japan, samurai Sano Ichiro searches for the murderer of his pregnant wife. Rich in drama, atmosphere and historical detail.
(JPN220, $24.95) |
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The Samurai's Wife
• Laura Joh Rowland
MYSTERY •
2001 •
PAPER
Sano Ichiro investigates the murder of a high Kyoto official in this mystery set in 17th century Japan.
(JPN230, $6.99) |
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Shinju
• Laura Joh Rowland
MYSTERY •
1996 •
PAPER
In seventeenth-century Japan, Sano Ichiro, a teacher and detective, investigates the ritual "suicide" drownings of a peasant and a noblewoman, supposedly star-crossed lovers, and uncovers an intricate plot of political intrigue and murder.
(JPN233, $7.99) |
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