
Black Lotus
Black Lotus is a 2001 feudal-Japan fiction novel by Laura Joh Rowland. The story is set in Japan, in the Genroku period, 1688–1704. Key subjects include Police, Ichirō Sano, police spouses and Samurai.
It runs to roughly 355 pages — 6–7 hours of reading at an average pace.
Quick answers
Who wrote Black Lotus?
Black Lotus was written by Laura Joh Rowland and first published in 2001.
What genre is Black Lotus?
It is usually shelved as Samurai & Feudal Japan.
How long is Black Lotus?
The median edition has 355 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Black Lotus?
Readers who like it often enjoy Kinslayer, Il Segreto Dei Tre Samurai and Blade of the Immortal.
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