Shinjū (novel)
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Author | Laura Joh Rowland |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Series | Sano Ichirō |
Genre | Historical mystery |
Publisher | Random House |
Publication date | 1994 |
ISBN | 978-0-06-100950-1 |
Followed by | Bundori |
Shinjū (1994) is the title of the debut novel by American writer Laura Joh Rowland, a historical mystery set in 1689 Genroku-era Japan. It is the first in Rowland's Sano Ichirō series. The plot follow Sano, a yoriki (a lower-ranking police officer) as he investigates a double murder disguised as a lovers' suicide, and in the process, uncovers a plot to assassinate Shōgun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi.
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- Historical mystery novels
- 1994 novels
- Fiction set in 1689
- Novels set in Japan
- Novels set in the 17th century
- 1994 debut novels
- Japan in non-Japanese culture
- 1990s historical novel stubs