Rashomon Gate (signed)

Parker, I.J.

ISBN 10: 0312287984 / ISBN 13: 9780312287986

Edité par St. Martin's Press / Minotaur, New York, 2002

A propos de cet article

A mystery set in 11th-century Japan. A minor official in the Ministry of Justice is asked by an old friend to help one of the friend's colleagues, who is being blackmailed, but a murder sidetracks the investigation. Red boards w/gilt spine lettering, 336 pages (including historical note). Gently bumped spine ends, bumped corners, in dust jacket w/light general wear. An unread copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Rashomon Gate (signed)
• Éditeur: St. Martin's Press / Minotaur, New York
• Date de parution: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0312287984
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780312287986
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First Edition.
• État de l'article: Near Fine
• État de la jaquette: Near Fine
• Signé: Signed by Author(s)
• Type de livre: Book
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Signed (all categories)
  • Mystery--Suspense--Thriller (hardcover)

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Synopsis

In the tradition of Robert Van Gulik's classic Judge Dee mysteries, I J Parker introduces a sharp-witted detective in 11th-century Japan. Chafing under his dull assignments as a clerk in the Ministry of Justice, the young nobleman Akitada Sugawara welcomes the chance to work under cover to help his old professor at the Imperial University. Quickly drawn into a net of gossip, petty rivalry, and murder, Akitada is then approached by one of his students, Lord Minamoto, whose grandfather has disappeared under odd circumstances. Lord Minamoto does not believe the pious tale of his grandfather's miraculous transfiguration and asks Akitada to investigate. Plunging into a dangerous investigation of conspiracy among high-ranking nobles, Akitada must help the young lord, all the while gathering clues to help save his old mentor before it is too late.

Présentation de l'éditeur

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 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.