In The Pillow Book of Lady Wisteria , Laura Joh Rowland once again has written a Book in which an exotic setting, seventeenth-century Japan, and a splendid mystery...make for grand entertainment ( New York Daily News ).
The Pillow Book of Lady Wisteria is the seventh in her widely acclaimed series featuring Sano Ichiro..
About author(s): Laura Joh Rowland , the granddaughter of Chinese and Korean immigrants, was educated at the University of Michigan and now lives in New Orleans with her husband.
When suspicion of murder falls upon Sano himself, he must find the real murderer to solve the case and clear his name.
Sano\'s wife, Lady Reiko, is eager to help him, but he fears what she may uncover.
The politics of court life, the whims of the shogun, and interference by his long time rival, Edo\'s Chief Police Commissioner Hoshina, also hinder Sano in his search for the killer.
The shogun demands quick justice, but Sano\'s path is blocked by many obstacles, including the disappearance of Wisteria and her Pillow book, a diary that may contain clues.
In a room that reeks of liquor and sex, the shogun\'s cousin and heir, Lord Mitsuyoshi, lies dead, a flowered hairpin embedded in his eye, in the bed of the famous courtesan, Lady Wisteria.
Within a house of assignation reserved for the wealthiest, most prominent men, a terrible murder has occurred.
But on a cold winter\'s dawn, Sano Ichiro--the shogun\'s Most Honorable Investigator of Events, Situations, and People--must visit Yoshiwara on a most unpleasant mission.
In the carefully ordered world of seventeenth-century Japan, the Yoshiwara pleasure quarter is a place where men of all classes can drink, revel, and enjoy the favors of beautiful courtesans.
In The Pillow Book of Lady Wisteria , Laura Joh Rowland once again has written a Book in which an exotic setting, seventeenth-century Japan, and a splendid mystery...make for grand entertainment ( New York Daily News )
