Order of Laura Joh Rowland Books

Order of Laura Joh Rowland Books

Laura Joh Rowland
Laura Joh Rowland is an American author of historical fiction and historical mystery novels. She writes the Sano Ichiro series and the Secret Adventures of Charlotte Bronte series. Laura is the granddaughter of Chinese and Korean immigrants. She grew up in Michigan and earned her B.S. in microbiology and a Master of Public Health at the University of Michigan. In the past, she has worked as a chemist, microbiologist, sanitary inspector and quality engineer. She is a survivor of Hurricane Katrina, where her New Orleans home was destroyed. She now lives in New York City.

Laura Joh Rowland published her first novel in 1994, which was entitled Shinju and began her Sano Ichiro series. Below is a list of Laura Joh Rowland’s books in order of when they were originally published:

Publication Order of Sano Ichiro Books

Shinju

(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 Ronin’s Mistress

(2011)

The Incense Game

(2012)

The Shogun’s Daughter

(2013)

The Iris Fan

(2014)

Publication Order of The Secret Adventures of Charlotte Brontë Books

The Secret Adventures of Charlotte Brontë

(2008)

Bedlam: The Further Secret Adventures of Charlotte Brontë

(2010)

Publication Order of Victorian Mystery Books

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)