Laura Joh Rowland (born 1954) is an Asian-American author who primarily writes historical mysteries. She's most well known for penning the
Sano Ichrio series.
Her works include:
- Sano Ichiro
- Shinjū (1994)
- Bundori (1996)
- The Way of the Traitor (1997)
- The Concubine's Tattoo (1998)
- The Samurai's Wife (2000)
- Black Lotus (2001)
- The Pillow Book of Lady Wisteria (2002)
- The Dragon King's Palace (2003)
- The Perfumed Sleeve (2004)
- The Assassin's Touch (2005)
- Red Chrysanthemum (2006)
- The Snow Empress (2007)
- The Fire Kimono (2008)
- The Cloud Pavilion (2009)
- The Rōnin's Mistress (2011)
- The Incense Game (2012)
- The Shogun's Daughter (2013)
- The Iris Fan (2014)
- The Secret Adventures of Charlotte Brontë
- The Secret Adventures of Charlotte Brontë (2008)
- Bedlam: The Further Secret Adventures of Charlotte Brontë (2010)
- Sarah Bain
- The Ripper's Shadow (2017)
- A Mortal Likeness (2018)
- The Hangman's Secret (2019)
- The Woman in the Veil (2020)
- Portrait of Peril (2021)
- Garden of Sins (2022)
- River of Fallen Angels (2023)
Common tropes found in Rowland's works:
- Abusive Parents: A lot of Rowland's characters experience hardship at the hand of their parents.
- Artistic License – History: Rowland usually sticks to fact, but at times she'll deviate from it for the purpose of plot.
- Rape as Backstory: In almost all of her novels, there's at least one character who is a rape survivor.
