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The Dragon Scroll : Sugawara Akitada Mystery - I. J. Parker

The Dragon Scroll

By: I. J. Parker

Paperback | 28 June 2005

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In an adventure filled with highway bandits, unscrupulous politicians, and renegade monks, "The Dragon Scroll" introduces readers to the lively world of eleventh-century Japan and an irrepressible heroaSugawara Akitada. On his first official assignment, Akitadaaan impoverished nobleman and earnest young government clerk in the Ministry of Justiceais sent from the capital city on a nearly impossible mission to the distant province of Kazusa to discover why tax convoys are disappearing. In the politically murky world of the Japanese court, he has been set up to fail. Against the odds, the ever-resourceful Akitada, his elderly servant Seimei, and his impudent bodyguard Tora are determined to fulfill their mission and discover the truth in a town of dangerous secrets.
Industry Reviews
"Shamus-winner Parker's impressive...Sugawara Akitada mystery deftly pulls the reader into the world of 11th-century Japan. Parker manages the impressive feat of presenting a classic whodunit in an exotic and unfamiliar setting." --Publishers Weekly

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