Perfumed Sleeve

"[Rowland's] Japan is a mix of Kabuki theater-like stylized formality, palace intrigue, and physical action that would do a martial arts movie proud." --The Times-Picayune on The Dragon King's Palace "Rowland's masterful evocation of the period enables the reader to identify with the universal human emotions and drives that propel her characters while absorbing numerous telling details of a different culture and era." --Publishers Weekly on The Dragon King's Palace "Rowland's dazzling array of entertaining narratives continues to score points with readers, with exotic locales, a flair for dramatics.... Highly recommended." --The Japan Times on The Pillow Book of Lady Wisteria "Sano may carry a sword and wear a kimono, but you'll immediately recognize him as an ancestor of Philip Marlowe or Sam Spade."--The Denver PostRowland, Laura Joh is the author of 'Perfumed Sleeve', published 2004 under ISBN 9780312318895 and ISBN 0312318898.