The Assassin's Touch by Laura Joh Rowland
Japan, May 1695. During a horse race at Edo Castle the shogun's chief intelligence officer drops dead as his horse gallops across the finish line - the fourth in a series of sudden deaths among high-ranking officials. Sano Ichiro, now the shogun's second-in-command, is asked to investigate. A single fingerprint and an unexpected connection to Sano's wife, Reiko, puts Sano on the trail of an underground movement to overthrow the regime, and in the path of an assassin with a deadly touch.
"Rowland has a painter's eye for the minutiae of court life, as well as a politician's ear for intrigue" - The New York Times Book Review."
Laura Joh Rowland is the award-winning author of the samurai detective Sano Ichiro mystery series set in 17th century Japan, as well as a historical suspense series starring Charlotte Bronte. Her work has been published in 21 countries; nominated for the Anthony Award, the Hammett Prize, and the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award; won RT Magazine's Reader's Choice Award; and been included in the Wall Street Journal's list of the five best historical mystery novels. Laura holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Michigan. She is a former aerospace scientist, a painter, and a cartoonist. She lives in New York City with her husband Marty. This is her fourth Victorian mystery.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780312319007 |
| ISBN 10 | 0312319002 |
| Title | The Assassin's Touch |
| Author | Laura Joh Rowland |
| Series | Sano Ichiro Mystery |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Minotaur Books,US |
| Year published | 2005-08-01 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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