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Rashomon Gate by I. J. Parker (2006, Uk-B Format Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100143035606

ISBN-139780143035602

eBay Product ID (ePID)48336082

Product Key Features

Book TitleRashomon Gate

Number of Pages400 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMystery & Detective / General, Historical

Publication Year2006

IllustratorYes

GenreFiction

AuthorI. J. Parker

FormatUk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight10.9 Oz

Item Length7.7 in

Item Width5.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Grade ToUP

SynopsisFrom 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 man--a 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., 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 friends 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., Award-winning writer Parker brings ancient Japan to life in a tale of blackmail and murder among high-ranking nobles. 10 illustrations.