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Red Chrysanthemum: A Thriller
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #239093 in Books
- Published on: 2007-10-02
- Released on: 2007-10-02
- Original language: English
- Dimensions: .90" h x 4.30" w x 6.74" l, .39 pounds
- Binding: Mass Market Paperback
- 336 pages
Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. Rowland's 11th 17th-century Japanese historical (after 2005's The Assassin's Touch) is even more of a page-turner than its predecessors. Sano Ichiro has risen through the ranks from his position as the shogun's special investigator to the powerful station of chamberlain, but the shift in his duties has not shielded him from political opponents. He faces his greatest crisis yet when his terrified pregnant wife, Reiko, is discovered naked and blood-covered beside the corpse of a nobleman suspected of treason. Aided by his friend and successor, Hirata, the dogged and principled samurai sleuth must probe both personal and political motives for the crime, even as he entertains doubts about his beloved's innocence. Rowland matches her talent for storytelling with her ability to render convincing historical detail in this long-running but fresh series. (Nov.)
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Review
--Entertainment Weekly
"Rowland has a painter's eye…[and] a politician's ear for intrigue."--The New York Times Book Review
"Rowland's historical detail and graceful prose enhance another solid mystery."--Kirkus Reviews
From the Back Cover
Tokyo, 1698: Sano Ichiro, the samurai detective who has risen to become the shogun's second-in-command, is investigating rumors of a plot to overthrow the ruling regime. But conspiracy theories travel far too close to home when Sano discovers that Lord Mori, heir to the shogun, has been found murdered in his own bed…with Sano's pregnant wife, Reiko, lying naked beside him. Was Reiko Lord Mori's scorned mistress, and vengeful assassin, as Lady Mori alleges? Or is she involved in a stunning hoax with her husband--as the ghost of Lord Mori has charged? Now, in a desperate race against time, Sano must find the real killer or face execution for treason. . .unless he can solve the mystery of the RED CHRYSANTHEMUM
"A blend [of] political intrigue and barbed sexual commentary."
--Entertainment Weekly
"Rowland has a painter's eye…[and] a politician's ear for intrigue."--The New York Times Book Review
