The Fire Kimono

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Macmillan, Nov 11, 2008 - Fiction - 297 pages

Japan, March 1700. Near a Shinto shrine in the hills, a windstorm knocks down a tree to uncover a human skeleton, long buried and forgotten. Meanwhile, in the nearby city of Edo, troops ambush and attack Lady Reiko, the wife of Sano Ichiro, the samurai detective who has risen to power and influence in the shogun’s court. The troops who attacked Reiko appear to belong to Sano’s fiercest enemy, Lord Matsudaira, who denies all responsibility. But if the rivals are not to blame for each other’s misfortune, who is?

Just as Sano’s strife with Matsudaira begins to escalate to the brink of war, the shogun orders Sano to investigate the origins of the mysterious skeleton, buried with swords that identify it as belonging to the shogun’s cousin, who disappeared forty years earlier on the night that a cursed kimono touched off a fire that nearly destroyed the city.

Suddenly, Sano and Reiko are forced to confront dangerous, long-buried secrets that expose Sano’s own mother as the possible culprit. The shogun gives Sano and Reiko just three days to clear her name—or risk losing not only their position at court but their families’ lives.

 

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Contents

Section 1
3
Section 2
5
Section 3
15
Section 4
21
Section 5
30
Section 6
43
Section 7
52
Section 8
59
Section 20
161
Section 21
170
Section 22
176
Section 23
182
Section 24
190
Section 25
196
Section 26
202
Section 27
212

Section 9
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Section 10
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Section 11
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Section 12
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Section 13
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Section 14
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Section 15
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Section 16
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Section 17
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Section 18
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Section 19
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Section 28
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Section 29
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Section 30
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Section 31
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Section 32
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Section 33
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Section 34
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Section 35
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Section 36
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Section 37

Other editions - View all

The Fire Kimono: A Novel
Laura Joh Rowland
Limited preview - 2008
The Fire Kimono: A Novel
Laura Joh Rowland
No preview available - 2009
The Fire Kimono
Laura Joh Rowland
No preview available - 2009

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About the author (2008)

Historical mystery author Laura Joh Rowland writes the popular Sano Ichiro series, which is set in 17th-century feudal Japan and features a samurai detective protagonist. Before becoming a full-time writer, Rowland held several positions in chemistry, microbiology, and engineering. She studied at the University of Michigan and earned a B.S. in Microbiology and a Master's degree in Public Health.

Bibliographic information

TitleThe Fire Kimono
Volume 13 of Sano Ichiro Novels, Laura Joh Rowland
AuthorLaura Joh Rowland
PublisherMacmillan, 2008
ISBN031237948X, 9780312379483
Length297 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Fiction / Historical / General
Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General
Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Historical
Fiction / Thrillers / General
  
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