{"product_id":"black-arrow-9780143035619","title":"Black Arrow","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn I. J. Parker's latest mystery set in ancient Japan, a cold and hostile land pits Akitada against his deadliest foe yet\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e I. J. Parker's engrossing historical novels bring eleventh-century Japan to life in all its colorful, treacherous glory. As \u003ci\u003eBlack Arrow\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eBlack Arrow\u003c\/i\u003e is another bravura performance from a master of the historical thriller.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI. J. Parker, winner of the Shamus Award for \"\u003cb\u003eAkitada's First Case\u003c\/b\u003e,\" a short story published in 1999, lives in Virginia Beach, Virginia. She writes regularly for \u003cb\u003eAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50409727361298,"sku":"9780143035619","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_16e04637-2847-42c1-933a-7729a61b40d9.jpg?v=1729293049","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/black-arrow-9780143035619","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}