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Japan, 1704.  In an elegant mansion a young woman named Tsuruhime lies on her deathbed, attended by her nurse.  Smallpox pustules cover her face.  Incense burns, to banish the evil spirits of disease. After Tsuruhime takes her last breath, the old woman watching from the doorway says, "Who's going to tell the Shogun his daughter is dead?"
The death of the Shogun's daughter has immediate consequences on his regime. There will be no grandchild to leave the kingdom. Faced with his own mortality and beset by troubles caused by the recent earthquake, he names as his heir Yoshisato, the seventeen-year-old son he only recently discovered was his. Until five months ago, Yoshisato was raised as the illegitimate son of Yanagisawa, the shogun's favorite advisor. Yanagisawa is also the longtime enemy of Sano Ichiro.
Sano doubts that Yoshisato is really the Shogun's son, believing it's more likely a power-play by Yanagisawa. When Sano learns that Tsuruhime's death may have been a murder, he sets off on a dangerous investigation that leads to more death and destruction as he struggles to keep his pregnant wife, Reiko, and his son safe. Instead, he and his family become the accused. And this time, they may not survive the day.
 
Laura Joh Rowland's thrilling series set in Feudal Japan is as gripping and entertaining as ever.

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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 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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