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The Incense Game

A Novel of Feudal Japan

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The Incense Game

By: Laura Joh Rowland
Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
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About this listen

In the wake of a terrifying earthquake, Sano Ichiro races to solve a crime that could bring down the shogun's regime. When a massive earthquake devastates Japan in 1703, even the shogun's carefully regulated court is left teetering on the brink of chaos. This is no time for a murder investigation - except when a nobleman's daughters are found dead from incense poisoning and their father threatens to topple the regime unless Sano Ichiro tracks down the killer.

As Sano and his wife strive to solve the case in a world that is crumbling around them, Laura Joh Rowland - author of one of the "five best historical mystery novels" (The Wall Street Journal) - brings us her most powerful and evocative thriller yet.

©2012 Laura Joh Rowland (P)2012 Dreamscape Media, LLC
Historical Mystery Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime Natural Disaster Emotionally Gripping Exciting

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Critic reviews

"...stellar... Once again, Rowland sets the bar high for her hero, who must navigate treacherous political shoals as well as deduce the killer's identity." ( Publishers Weekly)
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