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It seems impossible to conceive that combination, yet laura joh rowland did just that with her character sano ichiro in the long and successful series of books that lasts for 21 years now. Laura joh rowland books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography. A thriller sano ichiro novels book 10 kindle edition by rowland, laura joh. During a horse race at edo castle the shogun s chief intelligence. This fastpaced tale utilizes dimmak, an ancient martial art that causes death with precision touch, as the focal point of the whole investigation.
Unfollow laura joh rowland to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. A single fingerprint on ejima s temple puts sano on the trail of an underground movement to overthrow the regime, and in the path of an assassin with a deadly touch. Genroku period, year 8, month 4 tokyo, may 1695 prologue. Rowland is the daughter of chinese and korean immigrants. See the complete sano ichiro series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. But on the way, she happens to witness a murder and it begins a chain of events that involves her having to revisit old demons.
An exlibrary book and may have standard library stamps andor stickers. In fact, the transition between the samurai of action and sanos new station is. Publication date 2005 topics sano, ichiro fictitious character, public officers, police, assassination publisher new york. Laura joh rowland is the author of the sano ichiro mysteries shinju, bundori, and the way of the traitor, which have twice been named best mysteries of the year by publishers weekly. Laura joh rowland is a pretty terrific storyteller. During a horse race at edo castle the shoguns chief intelligence officer drops dead as his horse gallops across the finish linethe fourth in a series of sudden deaths among high ranking. Edo, genroku period, year 8, month 4 tokyo, may 1695 prologue. A thriller sano ichiro hardcover bargain price, july 14, 2005. The assassins touch is the tenth book in her widely acclaimed series featuring sano ichiro. She grew up in michigan and was educated at the university of michigan, where she graduated with a. Laura joh rowland is currently considered a single author. Read the assassin s touch a thriller by laura joh rowland available from rakuten kobo. A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition.
During a horse race at edo castle the chief of the shogun s intelligence service, ejima senzaemon, drops dead. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. Laura joh rowland is a detectivemystery author best known for her series of historical mystery novels set in the late days of feudal japan, mostly in edo during the late 17th century. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In the late17th century, a japanese husband and wife undertake separate probes of two murders. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The violence, abuse and brutality sprinkled throughout. Laura joh rowland is the awardwinning author of the samurai detective sano ichiro mystery series set in 17th century japan, as well as a historical suspense series starring charlotte bronte. Sano ichiro, now the shoguns second in command, is asked to investigate. Laura joh rowlandova dech berouci japonske detektivky youtube.
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