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The Concubine's Tattoo
The Concubine's Tattoo | Laura Joh Rowland
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A richly crafted novel set in seventeenth-century Japan, Laura Joh Rowland's The Concubine's Tattoo unfolds with all the excitement of a superb murder mystery and a sweeping, sensuous portrait of an exotic land. Sano Ichiro, the Shogun's most honorable investigator, is summoned to the imperial palace to find the murderer of Harume, a young concubine poisoned while applying a lover's tattoo. Sano's new bride, Reiko, insists on helping him with the case. Reiko's samurai blood and warrior's skill alarm her new husband, who expected a docile wife. But Reiko is only the first of many surprises... As subtle as the finest lacquered screen, as powerful as the slash of a sword, The Concubine's Tattoo vividly brings to life a story of murder, jealousy, sexual intrigue, and political storms that keeps us under its spell until the final, shattering scene.
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The Concubine's Tattoo | Laura Joh Rowland
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@HappilyEverKrafter @CBee @robinb

Here are my contestants for our #LMPBC pageant. Who deserves the sash and tiara?

The book at the top of the stack is tagged. It is the 4th in the series but hopefully can be read alone.

I will tag the others in the comments. Sorry there are 5 choices.

Sace A Wicked Way To Burn 4y
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Sace A Plague On Both Your Houses (this is the one that says it's book three but GR calls book 1.) 4y
HappilyEverKrafter I love all these choices because they are so different than the others we will be reading since they're all historical! Man, this is going to be so fun. But back to the main point: I will say I am ALWAYS down for an Agatha Christie mystery, and looking at all the others, I might be most intrigued by The Agency. I love the premise and that the main character is a female! But as always, I'd read any of these! 4y
robinb Oh my @Sace ALL of these sound great, especially since I tend to veer toward historical mysteries over contemporaries. I would honestly be happy with any of these! 😊👍 4y
CBee I am so embarrassed to say that I‘ve never read any Agatha 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ But I am willing to give it a try! I also think The Agency sounds really cool 👍🏻 @Sace @robinb @HappilyEverKrafter 4y
robinb @CBee I read my first Agatha earlier this year...loved it!! 4y
Sace @CBee @HappilyEverKrafter @robinb I will put The Agency at the top of the list (2 votes) and Christie second. 4y
Sace @CBee @HappilyEverKrafter @robinb Also, The Agency is actually for a younger, YAish audience. Is that OK? 4y
robinb @Sace That‘s fine with me. I read YA too. 4y
HappilyEverKrafter @Sace Love YA! I teach middle school, so I love that genre. I‘ve read several lately myself! 4y
CBee @Sace YA is one of my fave genres 😁 4y
CBee @robinb which one did you read? I have “And Then There Were None” on my Kindle I think 🤔 4y
robinb @CBee I read this one and really enjoyed it! I was gifted Murder on the Orient Express and The Mysterious Mr. Quin but haven‘t got to them yet. 4y
CBee @robinb cool! I mean you‘d think with how much I adore mysteries that I‘d have read all of her books 🤷‍♀️ I definitely have to change that! 4y
Sace @CBee @HappilyEverKrafter @robinb I think it will be The Agency. I'm getting so excited! 4y
HappilyEverKrafter @CBee And Then There Were None is my most favorite book of all time! 4y
robinb @Sace cool! 4y
robinb @HappilyEverKrafter good to know! 4y
CBee @HappilyEverKrafter I‘ll read it eventually! When, I have no idea 😂😂 But I‘m pretty sure I have a hard copy somewhere 🤔 4y
CBee @Sace hooray!! 4y
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