$37.15
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
19 September 2007
Summary
Brutal murders linked to an ancient betrayal send late 17th-century Tokyo into a panic. They also spell big trouble for the Shogun’s special investigator, Sano Ichiro.
The killings are made known when the severed heads of the victims are put on public display, in the manner of an ancient custom known as bundori, or war trophy. The victims are descendants of warriors who, more than a century earlier, were involved in the murder of a powerful warlord.
As the killings continue, S…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781845299026 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1845299027 |
| Author: | Laura Joh Rowland |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Constable |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 19 September 2007 |
| Weight: | 292g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 130mm x 30mm |
| Series: | Sano Ichiro |
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Critics Review
…the novel reads smoothly and positively smokes with historical atmospherics.
…the novel reads smoothly and positively smokes with historical atmospherics. - Publishers Weekly
Rowland still masterfully evokes the subtleties and contradictions of 17th-century Japan. - Kirkus ReviewsAbout The Author
Laura Joh Rowland
Laura Joh Rowland came to writing by accident, having first gained a degree in microbiology and a masters in public health, and then working as a chemist and microbiologist. She is the author of more than a dozen acclaimed murder mysteries, particularly the Sano Ichiro series set in feudal Japan and featuring samurai detective Sano Ichiro. The granddaughter of Chinese and Korean immigrants, Laura Joh Rowland grew up in Michigan and now lives in New Orleans.
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