A fortress in the sky...

Japan, 1701. A woman is brutally attacked within a bamboo prison as clouds swirl around her head. Meanwhile, at Edo Castle, samurai detective turned chamberlain Sano Ichiro is suspicious of his old rival, Yanagisawa, who has been oddly cooperative since his return from exile.

But just as Yanagisawa's true motives begin to emerge, Sano's estranged uncle comes to him for help: his daughter has disappeared, and he begs Sano and his wife - who once suffered through the kidnapping of their own son - to find her before it is too late.

The Sano Ichiro mysteries, set in seventeenth century Japan

About the Author
Laura Joh Rowland came to writing by accident, having first gained a degree in microbiology and a masters in public health, and then working as a chemist and microbiologist. She is the author of more than a dozen acclaimed murder mysteries, particularly the Sano Ichiro series set in feudal Japan and featuring samurai detective Sano Ichiro. The granddaughter of Chinese and Korean immigrants, Laura Joh Rowland grew up in Michigan and now lives in New Orleans.

Reviews
Positively smokes with historical atmospherics. * Publishers Weekly *
Exotic and beguiling... a tour de force of imagination. -- Robert Harris
Masterfully evokes the subtleties and contradictions of seventeenth-century Japan. * Kirkus Reviews *
Like Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose, Rowland's novel is an excellent whodunit. * Booklist *



Book Information
ISBN 9781849012065
Author Laura Joh Rowland
Format Paperback
Page Count 384
Imprint Robinson Publishing
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 268g
Dimensions(mm) 132mm * 199mm * 24mm