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The Concubine's Tattoo (A Sano Ichiro Mystery)

The Concubine's Tattoo (A Sano Ichiro Mystery)

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The Concubine's Tattoo (A Sano Ichiro Mystery)

by Laura Joh Rowland

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used - fair/none - paperback
ISBN 10
0312969228
ISBN 13
9780312969226
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This book has been read, some wear to top corner of front cover, minor wear to back cover. Some folding of the edges of a few inner pages, no markings inner pages. Spine intact, one major crease. "Twenty months spent as the shogun's sosakan-sama--most honorable investigator of events, situations, and people--has left Sano Ichiro weary. He looks forward to the comforts that his arranged marriage promises: a private life with a sweet, submissive wife and a month's holiday to celebrate their union. However, the death of the shogun's favorite concubine interrupts the couple's wedding ceremony and shatters any hopes the samurai detective had about enjoying a little peace with his new wife. After Sano traces the cause of Lady Harume's death to a self-inflicted tattoo, he must travel into the cloistered, forbidden world of the shogun's women to untangle the complicated web of Harume's lovers, rivals, and troubled past, and identify her killer. To make matters worse, Reiko, his beautiful young bride, reveals herself to be not a traditional, obedient wife, but instead, a headstrong, intelligent, aspiring detective bent on helping Sano with his new case. Sano is horrified at her unladylike behavior, and the resulting sparks make their budding love as exciting as they mystery surrounding Lady Harume's death. Amid the heightened tensions and political machinations of feudal Japan, Sano faces a daunting complex investigation. As subtle as the finest lacquered screen, as powerful as the slash of a sword, Laura Joh Rowland's The Concubine's Tattoo vividly brings to life a story of murder, jealousy, sexual intrigue, and political storms that keeps is in its spell until the final, shattering scene." Good Reads "Granddaughter of Chinese and Korean immigrants, Laura Joh Rowland grew up in Michigan and where she graduated with a B.S. in microbiology and a Master of Public Health at the University of Michigan. She currently lives in New Orleans with her husband. She has worked as a chemist, microbiologist, sanitary inspector and quality engineer." Good Reads

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Bookseller
Ohkwaho Books and Fine Art CA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #
239-2023
Title
The Concubine's Tattoo (A Sano Ichiro Mystery)
Author
Laura Joh Rowland
Format/Binding
Softcover
Book Condition
used - fair
Jacket Condition
none - paperback
Quantity Available
1
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10
0312969228
ISBN 13
9780312969226
Publisher
St. Martin's Paperbacks
Place of Publication
New York, New York, U.s.a.
Date Published
April 15, 2000
Pages
376
Size
17 x 10.3 cm
Keywords
Fiction, Historical Mystery

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Seller rating:
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About Ohkwaho Books and Fine Art

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