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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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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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