Summary
Japan, March 1700. Near a Shinto shrine in the hills, a windstorm knocks down a tree to uncover a human skeleton, long buried and forgotten. Meanwhile, in the nearby city of Edo, troops ambush and attack Lady Reiko, the wife of Sano Ichiro, the samurai detective who has risen to power and influence... Full description
Series: Sano Ichiro mysteries
Shinju (Volume 1.)
Bundori: a novel of Japan (Volume 2.)
The way of the traitor: a Samurai mystery (Volume 3.)
The concubine's tattoo (Volume 4.)
The samurai's wife (Volume 5.)
Black Lotus (Volume 6.)
The pillow book of Lady Wisteria (Volume 7.)
The dragon king's palace (Volume 8.)
The perfumed sleeve (Volume 9.)
The assassin's touch (Volume 10.)
Red chrysanthemum (Volume 11.)
The snow empress (Volume 12.)
The fire kimono (Volume 13.)
The cloud pavilion (Volume 14.)
The Ronin's mistress (Volume 15.)
The incense game: a novel of feudal Japan (Volume 16.)
The Shogun's daughter: a novel of Feudal Japan (Volume 17.)
The iris fan: a novel of feudal Japan (Volume 18.)