Snow Empress : A Thriller

English

Series: Sano Ichiro Novels Ser.

Volume: No. 12

ISBN: 031236542X

EAN: 9780312365424

Category: Fiction / Thrillers / General

Publisher: St. Martins Press

Release Date: 10/01/2007

Synopsis: Japan, 1699. On a moonlit night in Ezogashima, the northernmost island of Japan, a woman is running through the forest when an arrow zooms out of the darkness to strike her dead. Meanwhile, a world away in the city of Edo, the eight-year-old son of Sano Ichiro, the samurai detective who has risen to power and influence in the shoguns court, vanishes during a moon-watching party.& & & & & & & & & & & When Sanos political rival, Lord Matsudaira, hints that the boy may be in Ezogashima, Sanos wife, Reiko, insists on accompanying him on the desperate journey. After an eleven-day voyage through cold and treacherous waters, they arrive at Ezogashima, only to find that Lord Matsumae, distraught at the murder of his mistress, is holding the whole province hostage until someone confesses to the crime. No one is allowed in or out of Ezogashima, and although Matsumae tells Sano his son is there, he refuses to release him.& & & & & & & & & & & Sano strikes a deal: He will solve the murder of Matsumaes mistress if Lord Matsumae will free the hostages and return their son. Soon, however, he and Reiko find themselves caught up in a dangerous scheme that includes clan warfare, jealous husbands, and murderous betrayal.

Snow Empress : A Thriller

Illustrated: No

Format: Hardcover

Height: 1.0 inches

Width: 6.3 inches

Length: 9.5 inches

Weight: 18.45 oz

Pages: 304