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The Cloud Pavilion (2009)

by Laura Joh Rowland(Favorite Author)
3.85 of 5 Votes: 3
ISBN
0312379498 (ISBN13: 9780312379490)
languge
English
publisher
Minotaur Books
series
Sano Ichiro
review 1: Rowland's many books centered on 16th century Japan are always spellbinding. This time Sano, a chamberlain of the shogun is called upon to investigate crimes against women. The author explains the various twists and turns of the plot in such a way that one never loses sight of the the characters and what they are about. The chapters are short making it possible to keep track. Recommend this book as a great read.
review 2: More samurai goodness from Rowland. I'm liking the character development that has happened over the last fourteen books. The world and its characters are things I will continue to enjoy following. While some have found the storyline to be somewhat repetitious, I think that it is just a strong backdrop on which to develop the future stor
... moreies. I still look forward to future volumes in the series. less
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lisa
Another intriguing story about detective Sano and his family ... enjoyed the audiobook!
got2swim9
Interesting story but I'm not sure I want to read any more int he series
majo1010
Another good Sano Ichiro novel, but the themes are getting old.
jojo
A good mystery, but moves slowly.
anne
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