A riveting historical mysterythe second in the Akitada seriesset amid the exquisite ritual and refined treachery of eleventh century Japan From the author of The Dragon Scroll comes an ingenious new novel of murder and malfeasance in ancient Japan, featuring the detective Sugawara Akitada. The son of reduced nobility forced to toil in the Ministry of Justice, Akitada is relieved when an old friend, Professor Hirata, asks him to investigate a friend's blackmail. Taking a post at the Imperial University, he is soon sidetracked from his primary case by the murder of a young girl and the mysterious disappearance of an old mana disappearance that the Emperor himself declares a miracle. Rashomon Gate is a mystery of magnificent complexity and historical detail that will leave readers yearning for more.
Authors
J. Parker
Additional Info
- Release Date: 2006-02-28
- Publisher: Penguin Books
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9780143035602
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