Shinjū (novel)

This article is about the 1994 novel. For other uses, see Shinju.
Shinjū

First edition
Author Laura Joh Rowland
Country United States
Language English
Series Sano Ichirō
Genre Historical mystery
Publisher Random House
Publication date
1994
ISBN 978-0-06-100950-1
Followed by Bundori

Shinjū (1994) is the title of the debut novel by American writer Laura Joh Rowland, a historical mystery set in 1689 Genroku-era Japan. The main character, a yoriki (a lower-ranking police officer) named Sano Ichirō, investigates a double murder disguised as a lovers' suicide, and in the process, uncovers a plot to assassinate Shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi.

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