The Dragon King's Palace
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| Author | Laura Joh Rowland |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Sano Ichirō |
| Genre | Historical mystery |
| Publisher | St. Martins Press |
Publication date | 2003 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Preceded by | The Pillow Book of Lady Wisteria |
| Followed by | The Perfumed Sleeve |
The Dragon King's Palace is the eighth in a series of historical mystery novels by American writer Laura Joh Rowland, set in late 17th-century Genroku-era Japan featuring the samurai investigator Sano Ichirō. It was published by St. Martins Press in 2003.
Lady Keisho-in, the mother of the shogun, forces Sano's wife Reiko, as well as the wife of Sano's biggest rival, Lady Yanigasawa, and Midori, pregnant wife of Sano's assistant, Hirata, to accompany her on a pilgrimage to Mount Fuji. En route, the ladies are kidnapped by the soldiers of a mysterious bandit who calls himself the Dragon King. As Sano desperately tries to find any clues as to Reiko's location before she is killed, the shogun holds execution over his head unless he can produce immediate results, court politics muddy the waters, and captive Reiko wonders how far she is willing to go to enable an escape from the Dragon King.[1][2][3]