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Shinju

by Laura Joh Rowland ...

Series Book 1 - Sano Ichiro
When beautiful, wealthy Yukiko and low-born artist Noriyoshi are found drowned together in a shinju, or ritual double suicide, everyone believes the culprit was forbidden love. Everyone but newly appointed yoriki Sano Ichiro.Despite the official verdict and warnings from his superiors, the shogun's Most Honorable Investigator of Events, Situations, and People suspects the deaths weren't just a ... Read more

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When beautiful, wealthy Yukiko and low-born artist Noriyoshi are found drowned together in a shinju, or ritual double suicide, everyone believes the culprit was forbidden love. Everyone but newly appointed yoriki Sano Ichiro.Despite the official verdict and warnings from his superiors, the shogun's Most Honorable Investigator of Events, Situations, and People suspects the deaths weren't just a
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The Ripper's Shadow

A Victorian Mystery

by Laura Joh Rowland ...

Series Book 1 - A Victorian Mystery
With Jack the Ripper terrorizing Victorian London, a motley crew of amateur sleuths investigates the dark alleys of Whitechapel to bring the killer to justiceJack the Ripper begins his reign of terror in the year 1888 when Miss Sarah Bain, a photographer in Whitechapeland—and an independent woman with dark secrets—gets roped in on the crime. In the privacy of her studio, she supplements her meager ... Read more

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With Jack the Ripper terrorizing Victorian London, a motley crew of amateur sleuths investigates the dark alleys of Whitechapel to bring the killer to justiceJack the Ripper begins his reign of terror in the year 1888 when Miss Sarah Bain, a photographer in Whitechapeland—and an independent woman with dark secrets—gets roped in on the crime. In the privacy of her studio, she supplements her meager
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Bundori:

A Novel of Japan

by Laura Joh Rowland ...

Series Book 2 - Sano Ichiro
The sequel to 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.“Bundori is terrific. . . . So good you won’t ... Read more

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The sequel to 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.“Bundori is terrific. . . . So good you won’t
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New Feminist Christianity

Many Voices, Many Views

by María Pilar Aquino, Eleanor Moody-Shepherd, Rosemary Radford Ruether, Rachel A. R. Bundang, Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, Jeanete Stokes, W. Anne Joh, Kate M. Ott, Janet Walton, Kwok Pui-lam, Letha Dawson Scanzoni, Gale A. Yee, Surekha Nelavala, Deborah Sokolove, Nancy Pineda-Madrid, Wanda Deifelt, Eunjoo Mary Kim, Marjorie Procter-Smity, Cynthia Lapp, Marie M. Fortune, Victoria Rue, Traci C. West, Meg A. Riley, Virginia Ramey Mollenkott, Shelly Matthews ...

Powerful insights from ministers, theologians, activists, leaders, artists and liturgists who are shaping the future."Christianity has been a source of the oppression of women, as well as a resource for unleashing women's full humanity. Feminist analysis and practice have recognized this. Feminist Christianity is reshaping religious institutions and religious life in more holistic, inclusive, and ... Read more

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Powerful insights from ministers, theologians, activists, leaders, artists and liturgists who are shaping the future."Christianity has been a source of the oppression of women, as well as a resource for unleashing women's full humanity. Feminist analysis and practice have recognized this. Feminist Christianity is reshaping religious institutions and religious life in more holistic, inclusive, and
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A Sano Ichiro Collection

The Concubine's Tattoo, The Samurai's Wife, and Black Lotus

by Laura Joh Rowland ...

Series series Sano Ichiro Novels
Laura Joh Rowland's acclaimed Sano Ichiro novels, set in seventeenth-century Japan, are riveting, richly imagined, and suspenseful. As Sano navigates a treacherous political landscape he works to protect the people of Edo, his family, and his honor in these compelling thrillers.The Concubine's TattooSano Ichiro, the Shogun's most honorable investigator, is summoned to the imperial palace to find ... Read more

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Laura Joh Rowland's acclaimed Sano Ichiro novels, set in seventeenth-century Japan, are riveting, richly imagined, and suspenseful. As Sano navigates a treacherous political landscape he works to protect the people of Edo, his family, and his honor in these compelling thrillers.The Concubine's TattooSano Ichiro, the Shogun's most honorable investigator, is summoned to the imperial palace to find
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The Hangman's Secret

A Victorian Mystery

by Laura Joh Rowland ...

Series Book 3 - A Victorian Mystery
Intrepid photographer Sarah Bain and her motley crew of detectives are back to hunt criminals in the seedy underbelly of Victorian London—but little do they know, the darkness may lurk closer than they first divinedPhotographer Sarah Bain and her friends, Lord Hugh Staunton and sometime street urchin Mick O’Reilly, are private detectives with a new gig—photographing crime scenes for London’s Daily ... Read more

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Intrepid photographer Sarah Bain and her motley crew of detectives are back to hunt criminals in the seedy underbelly of Victorian London—but little do they know, the darkness may lurk closer than they first divinedPhotographer Sarah Bain and her friends, Lord Hugh Staunton and sometime street urchin Mick O’Reilly, are private detectives with a new gig—photographing crime scenes for London’s Daily
... Read more
The Iris Fan

A Novel of Feudal Japan

by Laura Joh Rowland ...

Series Book 18 - Sano Ichiro Novels
Riveting and richly imagined, with a magnificent sense of time and place, The Iris Fan is the triumphant conclusion to Laura Joh Rowland's brilliant series of thrillers set in feudal Japan.Japan, 1709. The shogun is old and ailing. Amid the ever-treacherous intrigue in the court, Sano Ichiro has been demoted from chamberlain to a lowly patrol guard. His relationship with his wife Reiko is in ... Read more

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Riveting and richly imagined, with a magnificent sense of time and place, The Iris Fan is the triumphant conclusion to Laura Joh Rowland's brilliant series of thrillers set in feudal Japan.Japan, 1709. The shogun is old and ailing. Amid the ever-treacherous intrigue in the court, Sano Ichiro has been demoted from chamberlain to a lowly patrol guard. His relationship with his wife Reiko is in
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The Way of the Traitor

A Samurai Mystery

by Laura Joh Rowland ...

Series Book 3 - Sano Ichiro
In a novel with echoes of Noble House, The Alchemist, and Gorky Park, Japan's preeminent detective-Samurai, Sano Ichiro, returns to risk his honor and life. In 1690 Nagasaki, Sano must crack his most sensitive case yet as he sets about to discover who killed a Dutch trader whose body has washed up on the shore of a small island famed for its "barbarians." ... Read more

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In a novel with echoes of Noble House, The Alchemist, and Gorky Park, Japan's preeminent detective-Samurai, Sano Ichiro, returns to risk his honor and life. In 1690 Nagasaki, Sano must crack his most sensitive case yet as he sets about to discover who killed a Dutch trader whose body has washed up on the shore of a small island famed for its "barbarians."
... Read more
A Mortal Likeness

A Victorian Mystery

by Laura Joh Rowland ...

Series Book 2 - A Victorian Mystery
Fresh off the Jack the Ripper case, Sarah Bain and her ragtag team of investigators search for the missing child of a wealthy banker—who may be more perpetrator than victimA photographer in 1889 London, Miss Sarah Bain runs a private detective agency with her friends, Lord Hugh Staunton and former street urchin Mick O’Reilly. Their sole credential is that they solved the Jack the Ripper case, a ... Read more

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Fresh off the Jack the Ripper case, Sarah Bain and her ragtag team of investigators search for the missing child of a wealthy banker—who may be more perpetrator than victimA photographer in 1889 London, Miss Sarah Bain runs a private detective agency with her friends, Lord Hugh Staunton and former street urchin Mick O’Reilly. Their sole credential is that they solved the Jack the Ripper case, a
... Read more

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The Fire Kimono

A Novel

by Laura Joh Rowland ...

Series Book 13 - Sano Ichiro Novels
The Fire Kimono is another dazzling historical mystery set in feudal Japan from acclaimed author Laura Joh Rowland.Japan, March 1700. The strife between Sano Ichiro, the samurai detective who has risen to power in the shogun's court, and his enemies has escalated to the brink of war.When a long-buried skeleton with mysterious links to the shogun suddenly comes to light, Sano and his wife, Reiko, ... Read more

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The Fire Kimono is another dazzling historical mystery set in feudal Japan from acclaimed author Laura Joh Rowland.Japan, March 1700. The strife between Sano Ichiro, the samurai detective who has risen to power in the shogun's court, and his enemies has escalated to the brink of war.When a long-buried skeleton with mysterious links to the shogun suddenly comes to light, Sano and his wife, Reiko,
... Read more
The Incense Game

A Novel of Feudal Japan

by Laura Joh Rowland ...

Series Book 16 - Sano Ichiro Novels
The award-winning sixteenth Sano Ichiro mystery is "fascinating . . . there are few things as delicious as a good old-fashioned power struggle" ( Oprah.com ).In the wake of a terrifying earthquake, Sano races to solve a crime that could bring down the shogun's regime . . .Japan, 1703. A devastating earthquake has left the city of Edo in shambles—even the shogun's carefully regulated court is ... Read more

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The award-winning sixteenth Sano Ichiro mystery is "fascinating . . . there are few things as delicious as a good old-fashioned power struggle" ( Oprah.com ).In the wake of a terrifying earthquake, Sano races to solve a crime that could bring down the shogun's regime . . .Japan, 1703. A devastating earthquake has left the city of Edo in shambles—even the shogun's carefully regulated court is
... Read more

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Garden of Sins

A Victorian Mystery

by Laura Joh Rowland ...

Series Book 6 - A Victorian Mystery
Award-winning author Laura Joh Rowland is back with the sixth in her critically acclaimed Victorian Mystery series in which Sarah must search for the killer of a woman she found murdered on a train all the while waiting for the verdict of her father's trial for heinous crimes committed two decades earlier.London, November 1890. Crime scene photographer Sarah Bain Barrett faces a perfect storm of ... Read more

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Award-winning author Laura Joh Rowland is back with the sixth in her critically acclaimed Victorian Mystery series in which Sarah must search for the killer of a woman she found murdered on a train all the while waiting for the verdict of her father's trial for heinous crimes committed two decades earlier.London, November 1890. Crime scene photographer Sarah Bain Barrett faces a perfect storm of
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