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Sarah bain and her friends lord hugh staunton and mick oreilly are crime scene photographers for the daily world newspaper. The bodies of a beautiful noblewoman and a male commoner, bound together, are dragged from the murky sumida river. Laura joh rowland published her first novel in 1994, which was entitled shinju and began her sano ichiro series. She is very well known for writing her novels based on the detective fiction and historical mystery genres. Author laura joh rowlands complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. Black lotus by laura joh rowland overdrive rakuten. Red chrysanthemum is the eleventh in her highly acclaimed series of thrillers featuring sano.
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