Book description
With a triple murder on his hands, Sano's search for a killer leads
to a clash of wills with Reiko, his headstrong wife.
September, 1693, and a cottage belonging to the Black Lotus
Temple, spiritual centre for hundreds of Buddhist nuns, monks, priests
and orphans, is burned to the ground, leaving three dead.
Samuri-detective Sano Ichiro quickly discovers the victims did not die
in the fire; they were brutally murdered before the fire began.
His investigation of the incident leads him to Haru, an orphan
girl found at the scene of the crime. But Reiko, investigating the
case against Sano's wishes, is convinced of her innocence. But will
Reiko risk her marriage to Sano in order to prove Haru could not be
the multiple murderer?
