Bundori - Softcover

Rowland, Laura Joh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061011975 ISBN 13: 9780061011979

Publisher: HarperTorch, 1997

Synopsis

Set in Medieval Japan, an enthralling novel of suspense follows Samurai sleuth Sano Ichiro as he tracks a serial killer stalking Edo, Japan's feudal capital, and risks everything to bring to justice a murderer who not only kills but publicly displays his "bundori," or trophies--the severed heads of his victims. Reprint.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

o the acclaimed novel Shinju again features detective Sano Ichiro as he trails a serial killer stalking feudal Japan. In 1689, an all-powerful shogun controls the state, surrounded by bitter machinations and political intrigues. When an ancient tradition suddenly and brutally reappears, Sano risks everything to bring the killer to justice.

About the Author:

Laura Joh Rowland came to writing by accident, having first gained a degree in microbiology and a masters in public health, and then working as a chemist and microbiologist. She is the author of more than a dozen acclaimed murder mysteries, particularly the Sano Ichiro series set in feudal Japan and featuring samurai detective Sano Ichiro. The granddaughter of Chinese and Korean immigrants, Laura Joh Rowland grew up in Michigan and now lives in New Orleans.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperTorch
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0061011975
• ISBN 13: 9780061011979
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 432