Shinjū (novel)
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First edition | |
| Author | Laura Joh Rowland |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Sano Ichirō |
| Genre | Historical mystery |
| Publisher | Random House |
Publication date | 1994 |
| ISBN | 978-0-06-100950-1 |
| Followed by | Bundori |
Shinjū (1994) is the title of the debut novel by American writer Laura Joh Rowland, a historical mystery set in 1689 Genroku-era Japan. The main character, a yoriki (a lower-ranking police officer) named Sano Ichirō, investigates a double murder disguised as a lovers' suicide, and in the process, uncovers a plot to assassinate Shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi.