ShinJu by Laura Joh Rowland

ShinJu is the first in a long series, and for me, it was a fantastic read--a great introduction to the "detective" Sano who continues to solve crimes in feudal Japan for many more books. By chance, the first one I read was #17 or #16--but this first one was stronger and really set the scene and tone. 

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