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    The Convict's Sword: A Mystery of 11th-Century Japan Featuring Sugawara Akitada
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    The Convict's Sword: A Mystery of 11th-Century Japan Featuring Sugawara Akitada

    Written by I. J. Parker

    Narrated by Roy Vongtama

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    About this audiobook

    The latest in the "terrifically imaginative" (The Wall Street Journal) Akitada mystery series brings eleventh-century Japan to life

    I. J. Parker's phenomenal Akitada mystery series has been gaining fans with each new novel. The latest, The Convict's Sword, is the most fully realized installment to date, weaving history, drama, mystery, romance, and adventure into a story of passion and redemption. Lord Sugawara Akitada, the senior secretary in the Ministry of Justice, must find the mysterious killer of a man condemned to live in exile for a crime he did not commit. Meanwhile, Akitada's retainer, Tora, investigates the sudden death of a blind street singer, whose past life is a bigger mystery than anyone thought. Told in Parker's clever, vivid prose, The Convict's Sword is a must-listen for those who love well-written mysteries in an exotic setting.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateJul 28, 2009
    ISBN9781415962336
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    The Convict's Sword: A Mystery of 11th-Century Japan Featuring Sugawara Akitada
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    I. J. Parker

    I. J. Parker, winner of the Shamus Award for "Akitada’s First Case," a short story published in 1999, lives in Virginia Beach, Virginia. She writes regularly for Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine.

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