Akitada and the Way of Justice

by I.J. Parker

Overview

Eleven stories about crime and detection in eleventh century Japan are arranged chronologically for Sugawara Akitada�s career. They include diverse cases with clues from moon cakes and Chinese lutes to feral cats and incense competitions and feature traditional holidays of the period.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013511439
Publisher:	Ingrid J. Parker Inc
Publication date:	11/22/2011
Series:	Akitada Stories , #5
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	397 KB

About the Author

I. J. Parker was born in Munich, Germany. After a university career teaching English and Comparative Literature, she turned to writing. Her mysteries, set in eleventh century Japan, are partially the outcome of research into Asian literature. In 2001, she won the Shamus award for a short story, �Akitada�s First Case.� Her books have been translated into twelve foreign languages. She lives and writes in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Editorial Reviews

�Elegant and entertaining . . . Parker has created a wonderful protagonist in Akitada. . . . She puts us at ease in a Japan of one thousand years ago.�

The Boston Globe - Jim Fusilli

�You couldn�t ask for a more gracious introduction to the exotic world of Imperial Japan than the stately historical novels of I. J. Parker.�

The New York Times - Marilyn Stasio

�More than just a mystery novel, (THE CONVICT�S SWORD) is a superb piece of literature set against the backdrop of 11th-cntury Kyoto.�

The Japan Times - Mark Schreiber