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.Called away from the crisis by the shogun's orders to investigate a mysterious skeleton, Sano and his wife, Reiko, must confront dangerous, long-buried secrets. What was Sano's own mother doing on the night when a burning kimono ignited a blaze that nearly destroyed the city? The shogun gives Sano - and Reiko just three days to find out-or risk losing not only their position at court but their families' lives as well.
- ISBN10 031237948X
- ISBN13 9780312379483
- Publish Date 11 November 2008 (first published 1 January 2008)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 21 April 2010
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Minotaur Books,US
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 304
- Language English