Black Arrow

In I. J. Parker's latest mystery set in ancient Japan, a cold and hostile land pits Akitada against his deadliest foe yet

I. J. Parker's engrossing historical novels bring eleventh-century Japan to life in all its colorful, treacherous glory. As Black Arrow opens, Sugawara Akitada assumes his new post as provisional governor of Echigo, a frigid province in the far north notorious for its hostility to outsiders. But the snow that threatens to completely isolate the region is the least of his problems-which include a local uprising, a series of brutal murders, and a mystery that's as old as the frozen hills and a lot more dangerous. Superbly written and rich in period detail, Black Arrow is another bravura performance from a master of the historical thriller.

Author: I. J. Parker
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 11/28/2006
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 7.76h x 5.10w x 0.73d
ISBN: 9780143035619

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/16/2006 pg. 37
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2006 pg. 1048
Booklist 11/15/2006 pg. 36

About the Author
I. J. Parker, winner of the Shamus Award for "Akitada's First Case," a short story published in 1999, lives in Virginia Beach, Virginia. She writes regularly for Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine.