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Black Lotus

  • 2001 first published
  • 355 pages
  • 2 editions

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.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Subjects

  • Police
  • Ichirō Sano
  • Police spouses
  • Samurai
  • Ichiro Sano
  • Police procedural mystery & detective
  • Japan

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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