The Way of the Traitor

Informationen zum Autor Laura Joh Rowland is the daughter of Chinese and Korean immigrants. She grew up in Michigan and was educated at the University of Michigan, where she graduated with a B.S. in Microbiology and a Masters in Public Health. She lives in New Orleans with her husband, Marty, and their three cats. She is the author of Shinju, Bundori, The Way of the Traitor, The Concubine's Tattoo, The Samurai's Wife, and Black Lotus, all of which feature the samurai detective Sano Ichiro. Klappentext A volatile, corrupt city threatened by toreign invasion and ru by an iron-fisted government, Nagasaki is the last place Sano Ichiro wants to be, Unfortunately, the shogun's Most Honorable Investigator of Events, Situations, and People has been banished there by a wicked adversary in the shogun's court. Surrounded by spies, Sano must tread carefully. When the body of a Dutch trader washes ashore, he finds himself leading an investigation that could push Japan into war -- even as it thrusts his life into the hands of powerful enemies. Sano has to unmask a killer and prove his innocence, or his samurai head, and maybe his country, will fall. Zusammenfassung A volatile! corrupt city threatened by toreign invasion and ru by an iron-fisted government! Nagasaki is the last place Sano Ichiro wants to be! Unfortunately! the shogun's Most Honorable Investigator of Events! Situations! and People has been banished there by a wicked adversary in the shogun's court. Surrounded by spies! Sano must tread carefully. When the body of a Dutch trader washes ashore! he finds himself leading an investigation that could push Japan into war -- even as it thrusts his life into the hands of powerful enemies. Sano has to unmask a killer and prove his innocence! or his samurai head! and maybe his country! will fall.

Product details

• Authors: Laura J. Rowland, Laura Joh Rowland
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 08.04.1998
• EAN: 9780061010903
• ISBN: 978-0-06-101090-3
• No. of pages: 373
• Dimensions: 105 mm x 172 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Samurai Mysteries (Paperback)
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense > Crime fiction, thrillers, espionage; Historical fiction, 15th century, c 1400 to c 1499, Fiction: general and literary, Crime and mystery: police procedural, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery, FICTION: Thrillers / Historical, FICTION: General, FICTION: Thrillers / Suspense, FICTION: Thrillers / Crime, FICTION: Crime, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / International Crime & Mystery, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Cozy / General, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Traditional, fiction;gift;best;stuffer;novel;club;2000;2001;2002, Cookery / food and drink / food writing