by Laura Joh Rowland · St Martin's Press · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780312974480
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«The Samurai's Wife» is the historical mystery novel by Laura Joh Rowland, published by St Martin's Press in paperback (352 pages, in English).
In seventeenth-century Japan, investigator Sano Ichiro and his wife Reiko investigate the murder of a high official in the imperial palace of Kyoto. The culprit masters the kiai, a shout that kills instantly, and weaves a web of spies and intrigues. Sano and Reiko must unmask him before the case triggers a war.
Fifth novel in the Sano Ichiro series, featuring investigator Sano and his wife Reiko; combines mystery and Japanese historical fiction.
Recommended for readers of historical crime fiction and fans of mystery set in feudal Japan.
Laura Joh Rowland is an American detective/mystery author, known for her series of historical mystery novels featuring protagonist Sano Ichirō set in feudal Japan, mostly in Edo during the late 17th century. She is also the author of two other historical mystery series, one featuring a fictionalized Charlotte Brontë, as well an ongoing series set in Victorian England around the time of the Jack the Ripper murders.
