by Laura Joh Rowland (Author)
Nagasaki, 1690. An exotic, volatile city where a corrupt government fears foreign invasion like the plague and rules with an iron fist. Spies lurk in every corner waiting to accuse anyone of following the way of the traitor - a crime punishable by death. It's the last place Sano Ichiro, the Shogun's Most Honorable Investigator of Events, Situations and People, wants to be sent. But when the mutilated body of a Dutch trader washes up on Nagasaki shore, the Samuri detective finds himself leading a murder investigation that could thrust Japan into war. Framed for treason, Sano must find the killer to prove his own innocence...before his head dishonourably decorates the town square.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 400
Edition: 1
Publisher: Robinson
Published: 27 Aug 2009
ISBN 10: 1845299051
ISBN 13: 9781845299057
Book Overview: Crime, murder and treason in the third thrilling mystery set in feudal Japan featuring Sano Ichiro, samurai detective.