![]() The novels deal with the experiences of Sano Ichirō, a samurai and minor official who, by the end of the first novel, became the trusted chief investigator for the fifth Tokugawa shōgun, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, and by the tenth novel, was promoted to a very high office. She lived in New Orleans, Louisiana until Hurricane Katrina nearly destroyed her house, but now lives in New York City. in Microbiology and a Masters in Public health. She grew up in Michigan and was educated at the University of Michigan, where she graduated with a B.S. Rowland is the daughter of Chinese American and Korean American immigrants. She is also the author of two other historical mystery series, one featuring a fictionalized Charlotte Brontë, as well an ongoing series set in Victorian England around the time of the Jack the Ripper murders. Laura Joh Rowland is an American detective/mystery author best known for her series of historical mystery novels featuring protagonist Sano Ichirō ( 佐野 一郎) set in feudal Japan, mostly in Edo during the late 17th century. ![]()
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