Sano Ichiro Series

18 primary works • 18 total works
Sano Ichiro, a samurai and private investigator for the shogun, in the 1600s in Edo, Japan:

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Book 1

Shinju
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3.87 · 4099 Ratings · 390 Reviews · published 1994 · 44 editions
When beautiful, wealthy Yukiko and low-born artist…

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    Book 2

    Bundori
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    3.91     · 2337 Ratings · 138 Reviews · published 1996 · 29 editions
    "In the sequel to Shinju, Rowland's highly acclaim…

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    Book 3

    The Way of the Traitor
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    3.92     · 1806 Ratings · 89 Reviews · published 1997 · 21 editions
    A volatile, corrupt city threatened by toreign inv…

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    Book 4

    The Concubine's Tattoo
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    3.88     · 2309 Ratings · 125 Reviews · published 1998 · 36 editions
    A richly crafted novel set in seventeenth-century …

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    Book 5

    The Samurai's Wife
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    3.95     · 1931 Ratings · 77 Reviews · published 2000 · 22 editions
    Far from the Shogun's court at Edo, Most Honorable…

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    Book 6

    Black Lotus
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    3.86     · 1650 Ratings · 75 Reviews · published 2001 · 19 editions
    When veteran samurai-detective Sano Ichiro, the mo…

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    Book 7

    The Pillow Book of Lady Wisteria
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    3.91     · 1480 Ratings · 65 Reviews · published 2002 · 18 editions
    In feudal Japan, passion and secrets lead to murde…

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    Book 8

    The Dragon King's Palace
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    3.89     · 1317 Ratings · 80 Reviews · published 2003 · 16 editions
    It is June 1694, and Reiko, the wife of Sano Ichir…

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    Book 9

    The Perfumed Sleeve
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    3.94     · 1254 Ratings · 53 Reviews · published 2004 · 17 editions
    November 1694. The streets of Edo are erupting in …

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    Book 10

    The Assassin's Touch
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    3.90     · 962 Ratings · 45 Reviews · published 2005 · 15 editions
    It is a lost art, passed down by the ancients in g…

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    Book 11

    Red Chrysanthemum
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    3.89     · 954 Ratings · 58 Reviews · published 2006 · 15 editions
    July 1698. Sano Ichiro, the samurai detective who …

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    Book 12

    The Snow Empress
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    3.80     · 1220 Ratings · 101 Reviews · published 2007 · 23 editions
    Japan, 1699. On a moonlit night in Ezogashima, the…

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    Book 13

    The Fire Kimono
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    3.93     · 1024 Ratings · 98 Reviews · published 2008 · 20 editions
    Japan, March 1700. Near a Shinto shrine in the hil…

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    Book 14

    The Cloud Pavilion
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    3.91     · 806 Ratings · 55 Reviews · published 2009 · 36 editions
    Japan, 1701. A woman is brutally attacked within a…

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    Book 15

    The Ronin's Mistress
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    3.97     · 742 Ratings · 75 Reviews · published 2011 · 17 editions
    A brilliant new twist on the fabled tale o…

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    Book 16

    The Incense Game
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    3.90     · 774 Ratings · 97 Reviews · published 2012 · 16 editions
    Winner of RT Magazine's Reviewers' Choice Award fo…

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    Book 17

    The Shogun's Daughter
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    3.82     · 752 Ratings · 113 Reviews · published 2013 · 13 editions
    Japan, 1704.  In an elegant mansion a young woman …

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    Book 18

    The Iris Fan
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    3.95     · 607 Ratings · 93 Reviews · published 2014 · 13 editions
    Japan, 1709. The shogun is old and ailing. Amid th…

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