Book Review
Feb. 23rd, 2009 09:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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by Laura Joh Rowland
Years ago, I read Shinju, the first book in Rowland's series of historical mysteries set in Tokugawa-era Japan (late 17th century) and having Sano Ichiro, a samurai who becomes a sort of official detective for the shogun. This is the second book in the series, and I enjoyed it even more than I did the first one. The murders and the motives behind them are very interesting, and draw on aspects of Edo era Japanese culture such as reverence for one's ancestors. Sano's investigation and its obstacles also provide not only a compelling plot but an interesting exploration of and commentary on the principles of bushido.
by Laura Joh Rowland
Years ago, I read Shinju, the first book in Rowland's series of historical mysteries set in Tokugawa-era Japan (late 17th century) and having Sano Ichiro, a samurai who becomes a sort of official detective for the shogun. This is the second book in the series, and I enjoyed it even more than I did the first one. The murders and the motives behind them are very interesting, and draw on aspects of Edo era Japanese culture such as reverence for one's ancestors. Sano's investigation and its obstacles also provide not only a compelling plot but an interesting exploration of and commentary on the principles of bushido.
