Sano Ichiro mysteries
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1) Shinjū
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Sano Ichiro mysteries volume 1
Language
English
Description
In 17th Century Japan, Sano Ichiro, senior police commander, investigates the death of a noblewoman and a peasant who drowned in a river tied to each other. Officials say a love-suicide, but Ichiro says murder and sees a suspect in the royal family--for which he is fired. But he doesn't give up.
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Sano Ichiro mysteries volume 2
Publisher
Villard
Pub. Date
c1996
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English
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In 17th Century Japan, Investigator Sano Ichiro probes a series of revenge killings connected to a century-old dispute. But how to bring the guilty to justice when they are powerful men? Part mystery, part personal drama as Sano--himself a samurai--tries valiantly to follow bushido, the way of the warrior in a society whose ancient noble ways have been all but forgotten. By the author of Shinju.
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Sano Ichiro mysteries volume 4
Publisher
St. Martin's
Pub. Date
1998
Language
English
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A shogun's concubine dies in 17th century Japan, poisoned by the ink she used to tattoo her private parts. As he investigates the murder, Inspector Sano Ichiro is drawn into a world of intrigue among the shogun's women. By the author of The Way of the Traitor.
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The samurai's wife , Sano Ichiro mysteries volume 5
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6) Black Lotus
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Sano Ichiro mysteries volume 6
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St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
2001
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English
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Sano Ichiro mysteries volume 8
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St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
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Sano Ichiro mysteries volume 9
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St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
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Sano Ichiro mysteries volume 10
Publisher
St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
12) The snow empress
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English
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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.
13) The fire kimono
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Sano Ichiro mysteries volume 13
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English
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Japan, March 1700. Troops ambush and attack Lady Reiko, the wife of Sano Ichirō, the samurai detective who has risen to power and influence. The troops who have attacked Reiko appear to belong to Sano's enemy, Lord Matsudaira, who denies all responsibility. But if the rivals are not to blame, who is? 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...
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English
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In the aftermath of a woman's brutal attack in 1701 Japan, samurai detective turned chamberlain Sano Ichiro suspects the true motives of a formerly exiled rival who has been oddly cooperative, a situation that is further complicated by a relative's disappearance.
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Sano Ichiro mysteries volume 15
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English
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"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...
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Sano Ichiro mysteries volume 16
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English
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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.
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Sano Ichiro mysteries volume 17
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English
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When the shogun is forced to claim an illegitimate son as his heir after the death of his only child, Sano Ichirō, believing the malevolent youth to be part of a plot to seize power, risks the safety and honor of his family to uncover the truth.
18) The iris fan
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English
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"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 crime takes place"--