The Samurai’s Wife

Black Lotus: A Novel (Sano Ichiro Novels Book 6)

Author: Laura Joh Rowland

Sano Ichiro, the Shogun’s Most Honorable Investigator of Events, Situations, and People, has his doubts about the partnership that he and his spirited new wife, Reiko, have forged: While he recognizes that her help on his cases can be invaluable, he sometimes longs for a more traditional wife. Still, when a botched case and the resulting loss of face send Sano to the Imper….Read More

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