{"product_id":"the-dragon-kings-palace-a-novel","title":"The Dragon King's Palace: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn a whim of the shoguns mother  a procession has left the sweltering heat of Edo  bound for the cooler climate of Mount Fuji. Among her traveling companions are Reiko  the beautiful wife of Sano Ichiro  the shoguns Most Honorable Investigator of Events  Situations  and People; Reikos friend Midori  nine months pregnant; and Lady Yanagisawa  the deranged wife of the shoguns powerful second-in-command. None of them look forward to the trip. But their troubles have only begun when their procession is stopped suddenly on a deserted road. The entire retinue is viciously slaughtered and the four women are bound and taken away  imprisoned by a mysterious kidnapper.  Sano now finds himself faced with the most important case of his career. The shogun demands quick action  and under the threat of death  Sano is forced to work with his bitter enemies-Chamberlain Yanagisawa and Police Commissioner Hoshina. The delivery of a ransom note only complicates matters-forcing both Sano and Reiko to take desperate measures. In The Dragon Kings Palace  Laura Joh Rowlands dazzling combination of history and storytelling once again draws us into a sumptuous and treacherous world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44948535312437,"sku":"ByrdShop_0312990030","price":62.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780312990039.jpg?v=1770050432","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-dragon-kings-palace-a-novel","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}