num_pages: 356
description: In I. J. Parker's latest mystery set in ancient Japan, a cold and hostile land pits Akitada against his deadliest foe yetI. J. Parker's engrossing historical novels bring eleventh-century Japan to life in all its colorful, treacherous glory. As Black Arrow opens, Sugawara Akitada assumes his new post as provisional governor of Echigo, a frigid province in the far north notorious for its hostility to outsiders. But the snow that threatens to completely isolate the region is the least of his problems-which include a local uprising, a series of brutal murders, and a mystery that's as old as the frozen hills and a lot more dangerous. Superbly written and rich in period detail, Black Arrow is another bravura performance from a master of the historical thriller.
language: English
title: Black Arrow
titlecomplete: Black Arrow (Sugawara Akitada, #3)
genres: Historical Mystery, Historical, Mystery, Japan, Japanese Literature, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Crime
ratings_count: 544
series: Sugawara Akitada
publisher: Penguin Books