{"product_id":"iris-fan-paperback","title":"Iris Fan - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaura Joh Rowland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRiveting and richly imagined, with a magnificent sense of time and place, \u003ci\u003eThe Iris Fan\u003c\/i\u003e is the triumphant conclusion to Laura Joh Rowland's brilliant series of thrillers set in feudal Japan. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJapan, 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 tatters, and a bizarre new alliance between his two enemies Yanagisawa and Lord Ienobu has left him puzzled and wary. Sano's onetime friend Hirata is a reluctant conspirator in a plot against the ruling regime. Yet, Sano's dedication to the Way of the Warrior--the samurai code of honor--is undiminished. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen a harrowing, almost inconceivable crime takes place. In his own palace, the shogun is stabbed with a fan made of painted silk with sharp-pointed iron ribs. Sano is restored to the rank of chief investigator to find the culprit. This is the most significant, and most dangerous, investigation of his career. If the shogun's heir is displeased, he will have Sano and his family put to death without waiting for the shogun's permission, then worry about the consequences later. And Sano has enemies of his own, as well as unexpected allies. As the previously unimaginable death of the shogun seems ever more possible, Sano finds himself at the center of warring forces that threaten not only his own family but Japan itself.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLAURA JOH ROWLAND, the daughter of Chinese and Korean immigrants, was educated at the University of Michigan. She is the author of seventeen previous Sano Ichiro thrillers set in feudal Japan. \u003ci\u003eThe Fire Kimono \u003c\/i\u003ewas named one of the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal's\u003c\/i\u003e \"Five Best Historical Mystery Novels\"; and \u003ci\u003eThe Snow Empress\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Cloud Pavilion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewere among \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly's\u003c\/i\u003e Best Mysteries of the Year. She lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 04, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42124726173831,"sku":"9781250068323","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/20bbeb2a72894b101e4abe116eed1bfd.webp?v=1732572356","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/iris-fan-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}