The Iris Fan by Laura Joh Rowland
When the shogun's life is threatened, Sano Ichir No faces his biggest challenge yet in the spellbinding new thriller in Laura Joh Rowland's award-winning series set in feudal Japan Japan, 1709. The shogun is old and ailing. Amid the ever-treacherous intrigue in the court, Sano Ichir No. has been demoted from chamberlain to a lowly patrol guard. Evicted from their estate inside Edo Castle, he and his family now live in a hovel in the military district, 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. In his own palace, the shogun is stabbed with a fan made of painted silk with sharp-pointed iron ribs. Sano is restored to the rank of chief investigator to find the culprit. This is the most significant, and most dangerous, investigation of his career. If the shogun's heir is displeased, he will have Sano and his family put to death without waiting for the shogun's permission, then worry about the consequences later. And Sano has enemies of his own, as well as unexpected allies. As the previously unimaginable death of the shogun seems ever more possible, Sano finds himself at the centre of warring forces that threaten not only his own family but Japan itself.
Laura Joh Rowland, the daughter of Chinese and Korean immigrants, was educated at the University of Michigan. She is the author of seventeen previous Sano Ichiro novels set in feudal Japan. The Incense Game won the 2012 RT Reviewers' Choice Award for best historical mystery, The Wall Street Journal named The Fire Kimono one of its Five Best Historical Mystery Novels, and The Snow Empress and The Cloud Pavilion were among Publishers Weekly's Best Mysteries of the Year. She lives in New York City.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781250047069 |
| ISBN 10 | 1250047064 |
| Title | The Iris Fan |
| Author | Laura Joh Rowland |
| Series | Sano Ichiro Novels Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | St Martin's Press |
| Year published | 2014-12-09 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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