Bundori is the second novel by American writer Laura Joh Rowland, a historical mystery set in 1689 Genroku-era Japan featuring the samurai investigator Sano Ichirō.

Sano also uses his resources in the Imperial archives, and soon realizes that the murders are the continuation of a century-old blood feud for which there are only four suspects: a rich merchant, the Captain of the Palace Guard, a concubine, and Chamberlain Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu.

Kirkus Reviews found this "Not as rich and resourceful as Sano's striking debut — the demands of bushido are asked to carry too much of the interest — but Rowland still masterfully evokes the subtleties and contradictions of 17th-century Japan.

"[2] Publishers Weekly noted that "Sano's allegiance to bushido makes him an unexpectedly passive hero, undermining the author's apparent attempt to wed Japanese philosophy to Western mystery-thriller conventions."

Drabelle concluded on a positive note, writing, "Bundori is one of those mysteries in which the itch to find out whodunit recedes before the pleasures of prowling through a different world, soaking up the sights, learning the customs and sympathizing with the dilemmas into which characters of that era are likely to be driven.