Island of Exiles: A Mystery of Early Japan (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780143112594)

In I.J. Parker's newest mystery set in eleventh-century Japan, Akitada disguises himself as a prisoner to solve the, murder of a prince

As her audience grows with each evocative historical thriller featuring Sugawara Akitada, I. J. Parker returns with a gripping tale of political intrigue and cold-blooded murder in ancient Japan. When the exiled Prince Okisada, the most illustrious prisoner of the penal colony on Sado Island, is poisoned, Akitada is called upon by the emperor's envoys to investigate incognito. Posing as a prisoner, he discovers a deadly conspiracy, only to fall into the hands of brutal guards and disappear. It falls to Tora, Akitada's devoted assistant, to begin his own dangerous search of the island for his lost friend and the truth.

Author: I. J. Parker
ISBN-10: 0143112597
ISBN-13: 9780143112594
Publisher: Penguin Books
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2007
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 7.08h x 5.60w x 0.76d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/30/2007 pg. 59
New York Times Book Review 11/04/2007 pg. 33
Booklist 09/15/2007 pg. 39