Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
Laura Joh Rowland

Born: 1954 (age 71)
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)