A review by pattydsf
Shinju by Laura Joh Rowland

3.0

Rowland wrote almost eighteen books about Sano Ichiro over a twenty-year period. For most of that time, I purchased fiction for my local library system. Rowland’s mysteries consistently got good reviews, so I always made sure that the library had a couple of copies. I am not a big mystery fan and I never had any real reason to read these books myself. There are always too many books and too little time.

However, as I was preparing for my trip to Japan, this title came up as an ebook. The advantage of ebooks is that I can carry one or twenty on my iPad and I am not carrying any more weight. I love ebooks. I never have to live in fear of running out of books again.

I am sorry that I waited so long to read this mystery. I find the samurai period of Japanese history to be fascinating and this book gave me a way to get some history with a side of crime and intrigue. It was a great choice to read after our ten days in Japan.

I may try to find some more books in the series.