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Laura Joh Rowland Books in Order

Find every Laura Joh Rowland book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 27 books / 3 series

American author best known for the Sano Ichiro historical mystery series set in feudal Japan. Her books have sold over one million copies and earned critical acclaim. This page provides the Laura Joh Rowland books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All Laura Joh Rowland Books in Chronological Order

1994 Shinju POoSIB / 1 Buy
1996 Bundori POoSIB / 2 Buy
1997 The Way of the Traitor POoSIB / 3 Buy
1998 The Concubine's Tattoo POoSIB / 4 Buy
2000 The Samurai's Wife POoSIB / 5 Buy
2001 Black Lotus POoSIB / 6 Buy
2002 The Pillow Book of Lady Wisteria POoSIB / 7 Buy
2003 The Dragon King's Palace POoSIB / 8 Buy
2004 The Perfumed Sleeve POoSIB / 9 Buy
2005 The Assassin's Touch POoSIB / 10 Buy
2006 Red Chrysanthemum POoSIB / 11 Buy
2007 The Snow Empress POoSIB / 12 Buy
2008 The Secret Adventures of Charlotte Bront’ POoTSAoCBB / 1 Buy
2008 The Fire Kimono POoSIB / 13 Buy
2009 The Cloud Pavilion POoSIB / 14 Buy
2010 Bedlam: The Further Secret Adventures of Charlotte Bront’ POoTSAoCBB / 2 Buy
2011 The Ronin's Mistress POoSIB / 15 Buy
2012 The Incense Game POoSIB / 16 Buy
2013 The Shogun's Daughter POoSIB / 17 Buy
2014 The Iris Fan POoSIB / 18 Buy
2017 The Ripper's Shadow POoVMB / 1 Buy
2018 A Mortal Likeness POoVMB / 2 Buy
2019 The Hangman's Secret POoVMB / 3 Buy
2020 The Woman in the Veil POoVMB / 4 Buy
2021 Portrait of Peril POoVMB / 5 Buy
2022 Garden of Sins POoVMB / 6 Buy
2023 River of Fallen Angels POoVMB / 7 Buy

Laura Joh Rowland Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 The Secret Adventures of Charlotte Bront’ 2008 Buy
02 Bedlam: The Further Secret Adventures of Charlotte Bront’ 2010 Buy
Sano Ichiro Books in Reading Order 18 books / 1994-2014
01 Shinju 1994 Buy
02 Bundori 1996 Buy
03 The Way of the Traitor 1997 Buy
04 The Concubine's Tattoo 1998 Buy
05 The Samurai's Wife 2000 Buy
06 Black Lotus 2001 Buy
07 The Pillow Book of Lady Wisteria 2002 Buy
08 The Dragon King's Palace 2003 Buy
09 The Perfumed Sleeve 2004 Buy
10 The Assassin's Touch 2005 Buy
11 Red Chrysanthemum 2006 Buy
12 The Snow Empress 2007 Buy
13 The Fire Kimono 2008 Buy
14 The Cloud Pavilion 2009 Buy
15 The Ronin's Mistress 2011 Buy
16 The Incense Game 2012 Buy
17 The Shogun's Daughter 2013 Buy
18 The Iris Fan 2014 Buy
01 The Ripper's Shadow 2017 Buy
02 A Mortal Likeness 2018 Buy
03 The Hangman's Secret 2019 Buy
04 The Woman in the Veil 2020 Buy
05 Portrait of Peril 2021 Buy
06 Garden of Sins 2022 Buy
07 River of Fallen Angels 2023 Buy

Where to start with Laura Joh Rowland

What is the best order to read Laura Joh Rowland books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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