Can I read The Samurai's Wife on EtoBox?

The Samurai's Wife by Rowland, Laura Joh is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Samurai's Wife about?

Amazon.com Review Sano Ichiro, the Shogun's Most Honorable Investigator of Events, Situations, and People, is back in action in Laura Joh Rowland's latest, The Samurai's Wife . After a heated dispute with his colleague and archrival, Honorable Chamberlain Yanigasawa, Sano finds himself in Miyako, Japan's imperial capital, investigating the mysterious death of Minister Konoe Bokuden. Apparently a victim of murder by kiai , a martial arts technique in which a burst of pure mental energy is concentrated in the voice of the killer, Konoe had been plotting an overthrow of samurai rule. Sano must determine whether his death is a personal or political matter, all the while tiptoeing around the delicate sensibilities and violent tempers of the Emperor and his Imperial Court. His roster of suspects ranges from the Emperor himself to Kozeri, Konoe's former wife, a Buddhist nun whose habit barely conceals a powerful and disturbing sensuality. Rowland has obviously done her homework; her zest for historical detail complements, rather than overwhelms, the story, giving the reader a glimpse into the ceremoniality of 17th-century imperial Japanese culture: "In the southern sector of the imperi

Who reads The Samurai's Wife?

Author

Rowland, Laura Joh

Publisher

St. Martin's Paperbacks

Published

2000

Language

EN

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Mystery, Fiction

Rating

4.3 / 5 (154 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14