Okay, obviously I can’t review my own book (ahaha that would be cheating!) but a few other people took a sneak peek at the advance review copy, and here’s what they had to say…
“The Samurai’s Octopus…is a truly remarkable book, one that surprised and charmed me at every turn of the page. It’s one of the most memorable books I’ve read in a long time. You’re in for a treat.”
—James Ziskin, Anthony, Barry, and Macavity Award-winning author of the Ellie Stone mysteries
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“An exhilarating plot and characters that step off the page make this a must-read novel.”
—Terry Shames, Macavity Award-winning author of the Samuel Craddock series
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“…a complete immersion in a world of beauty, drama, secrets, and betrayals.”
—Kim Hays, author of the Polizei Bern series
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“The Samurai’s Octopus…will keep you guessing—and turning pages—all the way to the end. I couldn’t put it down!”
—Susan Spann, author of the Hiro Hattori mysteries
To celebrate publication day, I’m giving away three copies! Are you one of the lucky winners?
If one of these is you, shoot a message to JapanagramJonelle@gmail.com and let me know if you’d like the Kindle version or the paperback. If you’d like the Kindle version, let me know which email you’d like me to send the link to; if you’d like the hardcover, give me an address where you’d like it to be sent.
And if by some chance you were in that spaceship that just circled the moon and don’t already know everything there is to know about The Samurai’s Octopus, here’s what it’s about:
It’s the year 1784 and the shōgun rules with an iron fist…except within the walled pleasure quarter of Yoshiwara.
Inside the Great Gate, samurai law does not apply and it’s women who pull the strings. But beneath the surface runs a deadly current of greed, deception…and murder.
Takahisa Takeda will never forgive the first shōgun for rewarding his ancestor’s loyalty with more honor than land. He’s the head of a venerable samurai family who can barely make ends meet, until the night he witnesses a terrible crime and turns tragedy into gold.
Birdie is just a child when she’s chosen to serve Yoshiwara’s number one courtesan and given a new name at the House of Treasures. Like every girl growing up in the pleasure quarter, she longs to become one of the beauties strutting down the promenade under a crimson parasol. But the higher she climbs, the more she realizes those she trusts with her life might also betray her in a heartbeat.
Caught between two powerful men whose futures hinge on that long-ago murder, Birdie’s only way out is to discover why the victim had to die, and hunt down a witness whose life depends on not being found.
All subscribers are automatically entered to win—if you’re not yet a member of this lucky group (or if you know someone who’d like to join), click this button to subscribe, and be automatically signed up to enter next month’s giveaway.
Or you could order it right now, and this could be you!
Or if you are my favorite book best friend ever and can’t wait that long, you can order a copy here and give the winning copy to your bestie!
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How I pick the book giveaway winners: At the end of April, I will load all the email addresses of current Japanagram subscribers into an online random name picker and ask it to choose three lucky subscribers to get the book. I’ll publish the winners’ email in the next Japanagram (obscured in a way so only the subscribers will be able to recognize it as their own, of course) so check your May Japanagram to see if you won.
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Jonelle Patrick writes novels set in Japan, and blogs at Only In Japan and The Tokyo Guide I Wish I’d Had
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