Series · 40 books
Laura Joh Rowland Books in Order
The complete Laura Joh Rowland reading order — 40 books from 1994–2016.
- 01 Shinju Amazon — buy Shinju Bookshop — buy Shinju ThriftBooks — buy Shinju eBooks.com — buy Shinju
- 02 Le sabre et la dague, une enquete de l'inspecteur ichiro Amazon — buy Le sabre et la dague, une enquete de l'inspecteur ichiro Bookshop — buy Le sabre et la dague, une enquete de l'inspecteur ichiro ThriftBooks — buy Le sabre et la dague, une enquete de l'inspecteur ichiro eBooks.com — buy Le sabre et la dague, une enquete de l'inspecteur ichiro
- 03 Bundori Amazon — buy Bundori Bookshop — buy Bundori ThriftBooks — buy Bundori eBooks.com — buy Bundori
- 04 The Way of the Traitor Amazon — buy The Way of the Traitor Bookshop — buy The Way of the Traitor ThriftBooks — buy The Way of the Traitor eBooks.com — buy The Way of the Traitor
- 05 The concubine's tattoo Amazon — buy The concubine's tattoo Bookshop — buy The concubine's tattoo ThriftBooks — buy The concubine's tattoo eBooks.com — buy The concubine's tattoo
- 06 Concubine's Tattoo Amazon — buy Concubine's Tattoo Bookshop — buy Concubine's Tattoo ThriftBooks — buy Concubine's Tattoo eBooks.com — buy Concubine's Tattoo
- 07 Way of the Traitor Amazon — buy Way of the Traitor Bookshop — buy Way of the Traitor ThriftBooks — buy Way of the Traitor eBooks.com — buy Way of the Traitor
- 08 The samurai's wife Amazon — buy The samurai's wife Bookshop — buy The samurai's wife ThriftBooks — buy The samurai's wife eBooks.com — buy The samurai's wife
- 09 The Concubine's Tattoo (A Sano Ichiro Mystery) Amazon — buy The Concubine's Tattoo (A Sano Ichiro Mystery) Bookshop — buy The Concubine's Tattoo (A Sano Ichiro Mystery) ThriftBooks — buy The Concubine's Tattoo (A Sano Ichiro Mystery) eBooks.com — buy The Concubine's Tattoo (A Sano Ichiro Mystery)
- 10 Samurai's Wife Amazon — buy Samurai's Wife Bookshop — buy Samurai's Wife ThriftBooks — buy Samurai's Wife eBooks.com — buy Samurai's Wife
- 11 Black Lotus Amazon — buy Black Lotus Bookshop — buy Black Lotus ThriftBooks — buy Black Lotus eBooks.com — buy Black Lotus
- 12 The pillow book of Lady Wisteria Amazon — buy The pillow book of Lady Wisteria Bookshop — buy The pillow book of Lady Wisteria ThriftBooks — buy The pillow book of Lady Wisteria eBooks.com — buy The pillow book of Lady Wisteria
- 13 The Dragon King's Palace Amazon — buy The Dragon King's Palace Bookshop — buy The Dragon King's Palace ThriftBooks — buy The Dragon King's Palace eBooks.com — buy The Dragon King's Palace
- 14 The Perfumed Sleeve Amazon — buy The Perfumed Sleeve Bookshop — buy The Perfumed Sleeve ThriftBooks — buy The Perfumed Sleeve eBooks.com — buy The Perfumed Sleeve
- 15 The Assassin's Touch Amazon — buy The Assassin's Touch Bookshop — buy The Assassin's Touch ThriftBooks — buy The Assassin's Touch eBooks.com — buy The Assassin's Touch
- 16 Der Kirschblütenmord Amazon — buy Der Kirschblütenmord Bookshop — buy Der Kirschblütenmord ThriftBooks — buy Der Kirschblütenmord eBooks.com — buy Der Kirschblütenmord
- 17 Red Chrysanthemum Amazon — buy Red Chrysanthemum Bookshop — buy Red Chrysanthemum ThriftBooks — buy Red Chrysanthemum eBooks.com — buy Red Chrysanthemum
- 18 Assassin's Touch Amazon — buy Assassin's Touch Bookshop — buy Assassin's Touch ThriftBooks — buy Assassin's Touch eBooks.com — buy Assassin's Touch
- 19 The Snow Empress Amazon — buy The Snow Empress Bookshop — buy The Snow Empress ThriftBooks — buy The Snow Empress eBooks.com — buy The Snow Empress
- 20 Pillow Book of Lady Wisteria Amazon — buy Pillow Book of Lady Wisteria Bookshop — buy Pillow Book of Lady Wisteria ThriftBooks — buy Pillow Book of Lady Wisteria eBooks.com — buy Pillow Book of Lady Wisteria
- 21 Chennyĭ Lotos Amazon — buy Chennyĭ Lotos Bookshop — buy Chennyĭ Lotos ThriftBooks — buy Chennyĭ Lotos eBooks.com — buy Chennyĭ Lotos
- 22 Dragon King's Palace Amazon — buy Dragon King's Palace Bookshop — buy Dragon King's Palace ThriftBooks — buy Dragon King's Palace eBooks.com — buy Dragon King's Palace
- 23 Perfumed Sleeve Amazon — buy Perfumed Sleeve Bookshop — buy Perfumed Sleeve ThriftBooks — buy Perfumed Sleeve eBooks.com — buy Perfumed Sleeve
- 24 Samurai's Wife, see ISBN 978-1-4299-6167-7 Amazon — buy Samurai's Wife, see ISBN 978-1-4299-6167-7 Bookshop — buy Samurai's Wife, see ISBN 978-1-4299-6167-7 ThriftBooks — buy Samurai's Wife, see ISBN 978-1-4299-6167-7 eBooks.com — buy Samurai's Wife, see ISBN 978-1-4299-6167-7
- 25 The fire kimono Amazon — buy The fire kimono Bookshop — buy The fire kimono ThriftBooks — buy The fire kimono eBooks.com — buy The fire kimono
- 26 The Secret Adventures of Charlotte Bronte Amazon — buy The Secret Adventures of Charlotte Bronte Bookshop — buy The Secret Adventures of Charlotte Bronte ThriftBooks — buy The Secret Adventures of Charlotte Bronte eBooks.com — buy The Secret Adventures of Charlotte Bronte
- 27 The secret adventures of Charlotte Brontë Amazon — buy The secret adventures of Charlotte Brontë Bookshop — buy The secret adventures of Charlotte Brontë ThriftBooks — buy The secret adventures of Charlotte Brontë eBooks.com — buy The secret adventures of Charlotte Brontë
- 28 Fire Kimono Amazon — buy Fire Kimono Bookshop — buy Fire Kimono ThriftBooks — buy Fire Kimono eBooks.com — buy Fire Kimono
- 29 La femme du Samouraï Amazon — buy La femme du Samouraï Bookshop — buy La femme du Samouraï ThriftBooks — buy La femme du Samouraï eBooks.com — buy La femme du Samouraï
- 30 The Fire Kimono (Sano Ichiro Novels) Amazon — buy The Fire Kimono (Sano Ichiro Novels) ThriftBooks — buy The Fire Kimono (Sano Ichiro Novels) eBooks.com — buy The Fire Kimono (Sano Ichiro Novels)
- 31 The cloud pavilion Amazon — buy The cloud pavilion Bookshop — buy The cloud pavilion ThriftBooks — buy The cloud pavilion eBooks.com — buy The cloud pavilion
- 32 Cloud Pavilion Amazon — buy Cloud Pavilion Bookshop — buy Cloud Pavilion ThriftBooks — buy Cloud Pavilion eBooks.com — buy Cloud Pavilion
- 33 Bedlam Amazon — buy Bedlam Bookshop — buy Bedlam ThriftBooks — buy Bedlam eBooks.com — buy Bedlam
- 34 Ronin's Mistress Amazon — buy Ronin's Mistress Bookshop — buy Ronin's Mistress ThriftBooks — buy Ronin's Mistress eBooks.com — buy Ronin's Mistress
- 35 Le lotus noir Amazon — buy Le lotus noir Bookshop — buy Le lotus noir ThriftBooks — buy Le lotus noir eBooks.com — buy Le lotus noir
- 36 The Incense Game Amazon — buy The Incense Game Bookshop — buy The Incense Game ThriftBooks — buy The Incense Game eBooks.com — buy The Incense Game
- 37 The Shogun's daughter Amazon — buy The Shogun's daughter Bookshop — buy The Shogun's daughter ThriftBooks — buy The Shogun's daughter eBooks.com — buy The Shogun's daughter
- 38 The iris fan Amazon — buy The iris fan Bookshop — buy The iris fan ThriftBooks — buy The iris fan eBooks.com — buy The iris fan
- 39 Iris Fan Amazon — buy Iris Fan Bookshop — buy Iris Fan ThriftBooks — buy Iris Fan eBooks.com — buy Iris Fan
- 40 Sano Ichiro Collection Amazon — buy Sano Ichiro Collection Bookshop — buy Sano Ichiro Collection ThriftBooks — buy Sano Ichiro Collection eBooks.com — buy Sano Ichiro Collection
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| Read | # | Title | Year | Date finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shinju | 1994 | ||
| 2 | Le sabre et la dague, une enquete de l'inspecteur ichiro | 1995 | ||
| 3 | Bundori | 1996 | ||
| 4 | The Way of the Traitor | 1997 | ||
| 5 | The concubine's tattoo | 1998 | ||
| 6 | Concubine's Tattoo | 1998 | ||
| 7 | Way of the Traitor | 1998 | ||
| 8 | The samurai's wife | 2000 | ||
| 9 | The Concubine's Tattoo (A Sano Ichiro Mystery) | 2000 | ||
| 10 | Samurai's Wife | 2000 | ||
| 11 | Black Lotus | 2001 | ||
| 12 | The pillow book of Lady Wisteria | 2002 | ||
| 13 | The Dragon King's Palace | 2003 | ||
| 14 | The Perfumed Sleeve | 2004 | ||
| 15 | The Assassin's Touch | 2005 | ||
| 16 | Der Kirschblütenmord | 2005 | ||
| 17 | Red Chrysanthemum | 2006 | ||
| 18 | Assassin's Touch | 2006 | ||
| 19 | The Snow Empress | 2007 | ||
| 20 | Pillow Book of Lady Wisteria | 2007 | ||
| 21 | Chennyĭ Lotos | 2007 | ||
| 22 | Dragon King's Palace | 2007 | ||
| 23 | Perfumed Sleeve | 2007 | ||
| 24 | Samurai's Wife, see ISBN 978-1-4299-6167-7 | 2007 | ||
| 25 | The fire kimono | 2008 | ||
| 26 | The Secret Adventures of Charlotte Bronte | 2008 | ||
| 27 | The secret adventures of Charlotte Brontë | 2008 | ||
| 28 | Fire Kimono | 2008 | ||
| 29 | La femme du Samouraï | 2008 | ||
| 30 | The Fire Kimono (Sano Ichiro Novels) | 2008 | ||
| 31 | The cloud pavilion | 2009 | ||
| 32 | Cloud Pavilion | 2009 | ||
| 33 | Bedlam | 2010 | ||
| 34 | Ronin's Mistress | 2011 | ||
| 35 | Le lotus noir | 2011 | ||
| 36 | The Incense Game | 2012 | ||
| 37 | The Shogun's daughter | 2013 | ||
| 38 | The iris fan | 2014 | ||
| 39 | Iris Fan | 2014 | ||
| 40 | Sano Ichiro Collection | 2016 |
Laura Joh Rowland reading order — abookinorder.com
Where to start
Begin with Shinju (1994). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Laura Joh Rowland — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.
Frequently asked
How many Laura Joh Rowland books are there?
40 to date, spanning 1994–2016.
What is the newest Laura Joh Rowland book?
Sano Ichiro Collection, published in 2016.