
Pages
304
Rating
3.90
Year
2012
When a massive earthquake devastates Japan in 1703, even the shogun's carefully regulated court is left teetering on the brink of chaos. This is no time for a murder investigation except when a nobleman's daughters are found dead from incense poisoning and their father threatens to topple the regime unless Sano Ichiro tracks down the killer.
As Sano and his wife strive to solve the case in a world that is crumbling around them, they race to find the killer before the shogun's regime collapses.
In the wake of a terrifying earthquake, Sano Ichiro races to solve a crime that could bring down the shogun's regime.
Endorsements
Winner of the Reviewers' Choice Award for Best Historical Mystery — RT Magazine
"One of the five best historical mystery novels" — The Wall Street Journal