If you’re like me, you like to read a sample before you buy. Here are the first few chapters, and I hope they persuade you to pre-order The Samurai’s Octopus! • 1772 Yoshiwara Pleasure QuarterEdo, Japan It’s the kind of balmy spring evening that inspires even mediocre poets to greatness, but nobody is gazing at theContinueContinue reading “Read a sample of The Samurai’s Octopus!”
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The Samurai’s Octopus
Yes, finally! New book coming out on April 21, 2026! For readers who loved the intrigue of Shōgun and the resourceful women in The Square of Sevens… 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 theContinueContinue reading “The Samurai’s Octopus”
Hi, I’m Jonelle Patrick
So glad our paths have crossed! I’m the author of five mysteries set in Japan. In addition to The Last Tea Bowl Thief and the Only In Tokyo mystery series, I produce the monthly newsletter Japanagram and blog at Only In Japan. I also teach at writing workshops, appear as a panelist at Thrillerfest, and was the keynote speaker at the ArrowContinueContinue reading “Hi, I’m Jonelle Patrick”
Jonelle Patrick writes about Japan 