Quote of the day
Summer afternoon — summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.
Laura Joh Rowland

Born: 1954 (age 72)
Bio: Laura Joh Rowland is a detective/mystery author best known for her series of historical mystery novels set in the late days of feudal Japan, mostly in Edo during the late 17th century. Her protagonist is Sano Ichirō.
Known for:
- Shinjū (1994)
- Bundori (1996)
- The concubine's tattoo (1998)
- The Snow Empress (2007)
- The Fire Kimono (2008)






