...officials provide a case for investigator Sano Ichiro in "The Assassin's Touch" (St. Martin's Minotaur), Laura Joh Rowland's 10th in the series set in 17th-century Japan. In "Breaking Faith" by Jo Bannister, the corpse of a young...

...sleeve is the only clue to the murder of a high-ranking official in "The Perfumed Sleeve" (St. Martin's), Laura Joh Rowland's tale of 17th-century Japan; ancient Rome is the setting for "The Accusers" (Mysterious Press), Lindsey...