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It is a lost art, passed down by the ancients in great secrecy: Dim-mak. It is death, by the lightest touch of a finger. Sano Ichiro, tenuous in the new regime as the shogun's second-in-command, does not have the luxury of skepticism?another senior official is dead, a fingerprint lightly glazed into his skin.
 
Sano's wife Reiko has an investigation of her own: a beautiful, proud, and hopelessly poor woman has confessed to murdering her family. Yet the pieces do not fit, and as Reiko looks deeper into the woman's life as a hinin?a moral outcast, shunned by the world?inexplicable connections appear between her investigation and Sano's.
 
As Reiko's questions spiral her further into the squalor of life as a hinin, Sano and Hirata?his most loyal samurai?pursure their prey, uncovering an intricate tapestry of betrayal woven into the highest levels of the new regime. But they are no match for the one who has mastered dim-mak, a warrior who will strike all those who cross him or his path--even Reiko.
 
"Elegantly told and interspersed with delicious bits of history" (Kirkus Reviews), Laura Joh Rowland's The Assassin's Touch is a mystery you won't want to miss.

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This book is part of the "Sano Ichiro" series.
Here are some other books from this series:

The Samurai's Wife First published 2000 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.5/10

Black Lotus First published 2001 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.4/10

Shinju First published 1994 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:2/10

The Way of the Traitor First published 1997 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.4/10

Bundori First published 1996 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.7/10

The Incense Game First published 2012 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.2/10

The Iris Fan Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.2/10

The Shogun's Daughter First published 2013 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.2/10

The Cloud Pavilion First published 2009 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.1/10

The Ronin's Mistress First published 2011 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.1/10

The Pillow Book of Lady Wisteria First published 2002 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.4/10

The Perfumed Sleeve First published 2004 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.3/10

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