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В Уиллоу-Крик, маленьком городке штата Айова, пропали две семилетние девочки - Калли Кларк и ее лучшая подруга Петра Грегори. Отец Калли - алкоголик, который, напившись, избивает жену и старшего сына Бена. Несколько лет назад после особенно безобразной сцены Калли перестает говорить, и ее "голосом" становится Петра.
Поиском подруг занимается помощник шерифа Лорас Луис. Он боится, что девочек похитил опасный маньяк, который год назад при сходных обстоятельствах изнасиловал и убил десятилетнюю девочку. Тогда преступника найти не удалось...

В Уиллоу-Крик, маленьком городке штата Айова, пропали две семилетние девочки - Калли Кларк и ее лучшая подруга Петра Грегори. Отец Калли - алкоголик, который, напившись, избивает…

Дело об обозах с налогами, уже в третий раз исчезающих на пути в столицу...
Такое расследование - идеальный способ разогнать скуку для томящегося от безделья Акитады.
Однако в далекой провинции Кацуза его ожидает не безобидная игра c проворовавшимися чиновниками, а смертельно опасная схватка с многочисленными врагами. Смерть Акитады выгодна и шайке бандитов, и монахам-вероотступникам, и высоко поставленным столичным интриганам...
А защищать его готовы лишь хитроумный слуга Сэнмэй и молодой телохранитель - мастер боевых искусств Тора по прозвищу Тигр...
Втроем они начинают игру со смертью. Но кто победит?

Дело об обозах с налогами, уже в третий раз исчезающих на пути в столицу...
Такое расследование - идеальный способ разогнать скуку для томящегося от безделья Акитады.
Однако в…

Хэйан-Ке. Столица мира и спокойствия.
Город, который еще не скоро переименуют в Киото.
Резиденция императорского двора эпохи Хэйан, эпохи изысканной поэзии и прозы, изящных придворных дам - и изощренных интриг и преступлений.
Юный князь Мидамото просит Акитаду отыскать его исчезнувшего родственника благороднейших кровей. Акитада берется за дело и довольно скоро сталкивается с опасным заговором, который может роковым образом повлиять на судьбу страны.
Императорский дом в опасности...

Хэйан-Ке. Столица мира и спокойствия.
Город, который еще не скоро переименуют в Киото.
Резиденция императорского двора эпохи Хэйан, эпохи изысканной поэзии и прозы, изящных…

Захватывающие исторические романы И. Дж Паркер переносят читателя к жизни в Японии одиннадцатого века во всей ее красочной, вероломной славе.
В «Черной стреле» Сугавара Акитада принимает свой новый пост в качестве временного губернатора Этиго, ледяной провинции на крайнем севере, славящейся своей враждебностью по отношению к посторонним. Но снег, который угрожает полностью изолировать регион, является наименьшей из его проблем, которые включают — местное восстание, серию жестоких убийств, и тайну, которая столь же стара, как замерзшие холмы и намного более опасна.

Захватывающие исторические романы И. Дж Паркер переносят читателя к жизни в Японии одиннадцатого века во всей ее красочной, вероломной славе.
В «Черной стреле» Сугавара Акитада…

In Island of Exiles is a 2007 detective novel by I. J. Parker. The story follows Sugawara Akitada, who is assigned by two shadowy officials to investigate the fatal poisoning on penal colony on Sado Island of the exiled and disgraced Prince Okisada. The suspect is the son of the local governor, the officials thought he might have been framed as part of a treasonous plot. Akitada is forced to carry out an undercover investigation, taking on the guise of a convict sentenced to exile on the island. It becomes a perilous task, as the convicts on the island were treated "cheaper than dirt", expendable slaves to work the mines.

In Island of Exiles is a 2007 detective novel by I. J. Parker. The story follows Sugawara Akitada, who is assigned by two shadowy officials to investigate the fatal poisoning on…

Хэйан-Ке. Столица мира и спокойствия. Город, который еще не скоро переименуют в Киото. Резиденция императорского двора эпохи Хэйан, эпохи изысканной поэзии и прозы, изящных придворных дам - и изощренных интриг и преступлений. После нескольких лет, проведенных в провинции, Акитада возвращается в столицу и узнает о совершенных там загадочных преступлениях.
В горном монастыре жестоко убита неизвестная молодая женщина...
На улицах города вновь и вновь находят изуродованные тела людей...
Акитада уверен, что все эти преступления связаны между собой.
Он должен найти убийц как можно быстрее, ведь следующей жертвой может стать его маленький сын...

Хэйан-Ке. Столица мира и спокойствия. Город, который еще не скоро переименуют в Киото. Резиденция императорского двора эпохи Хэйан, эпохи изысканной поэзии и прозы, изящных…

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-read for those who love well-written mysteries in an exotic setting.

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…

A Sugawara Akitada Mystery of Ancient Japan - Eleventh-century Japan. Government official Sugawara Akitada finds a small mute boy on a deserted road. Akitada, still grieving for his own small son, determines to find the boy’s parents. Meanwhile, Akitada’s faithful servant Tora has troubles of his own: he has lost his new bride to a powerful man who pursues beautiful women and will stop at nothing to possess them. The trails of these two seemingly unrelated cases lead Akitada and Tora to the entertainers and prostitutes of the amusement quarter, and murder follows in their footsteps . . .

A Sugawara Akitada Mystery of Ancient Japan - Eleventh-century Japan. Government official Sugawara Akitada finds a small mute boy on a deserted road. Akitada, still grieving for…

A Sugawara Akitada Novel - Eleventh-century Japan. Sugawara Akitada’s ailing wife is expecting a child, and when he loses his job and tries to confront the nobleman who is responsible for his dismissal, he ends up suspected of his murder. With no income and a growing family to support, Akitada desperately plunges into the investigation of this crime, aided by his faithful servant Tora, inadvertently placing not only his own life, but also the lives of his wife and child, in grave danger . . .

A Sugawara Akitada Novel - Eleventh-century Japan. Sugawara Akitada’s ailing wife is expecting a child, and when he loses his job and tries to confront the nobleman who is…

She was intended to be the emperor’s concubine, but she died at the bottom of a cliff near Prince Atsuhira’s private villa. The palace covered up the scandal. Months later, Akitada is drawn into the case when his best friend is accused of plotting against the emperor. Atsuhira, his alleged co-conspirator, refuses to defend himself. The mystery of the lady’s death unravels slowly, bringing danger to Akitada, whose household is already threatened by an ill-fated relationship between Genba and a prostitute which leads to his arrest for the brothel keeper’s murder.

She was intended to be the emperor’s concubine, but she died at the bottom of a cliff near Prince Atsuhira’s private villa. The palace covered up the scandal. Months later,…

An unexpected and dubious promotion sends Akitada to Kyushu, an outpost where illegal trade with China breeds treason and murder. Leaving behind his family, he faces obstruction and hostility at his new post and learns his predecessor, a man of expensive tastes, has disappeared under suspicious circumstances. As Tora and Saburo delve into the underworld of Hakata, Akitada tracks a ruthless traitor. The brutal murder of the Chinese wife of a doll maker sets into motion events that leave a trail of bodies.

An unexpected and dubious promotion sends Akitada to Kyushu, an outpost where illegal trade with China breeds treason and murder. Leaving behind his family, he faces obstruction…

After the loss of his wife and newborn son, Akitada returns home, ostensibly to care for his motherless children, but really to withdraw from the world into his grief. When his friends and family join in an effort to draw him out of his seclusion by tempting him with a mystery, he responds halfheartedly until he becomes intrigued by the young woman's alleged suicide and the slipshod way in which the police investigated. But more serious problems arise: he faces dismissal and punishment for having left his last post without permission. Then Tora and Saburo are arrested for the murder of a gambler. Their dilemma forces Akitada to delve into the world of a gangster boss who controls gambling and prostitution, and this time Akitada will not escape. Praise for the Akitada series: "Elegant and entertaining . . . Parker has created a wonderful protagonist in Akitada. She puts us at ease in a Japan of one thousand years ago." The Boston Globe "Parker's research is extensive and she makes great use of the complex manners and relationships of feudal Japan." Globe and Mail "Parker's series deserves a wide readership." Historical Novel Society "Convict's Sword is a superb piece of literature set against the backdrop of 11th -century Kyoto." The Japan Times "Terrifically imaginative" The Wall Street Journal

After the loss of his wife and newborn son, Akitada returns home, ostensibly to care for his motherless children, but really to withdraw from the world into his grief. When his…

A.D. 1030. Senior Secretary Sugawara Akitada is recovering from a knife wound and still reeling from the loss of his wife. When the Council of State orders an investigation of the claims of two warring temples, he is sent to Otsu to clear up the matter. As it happens, Akitada’s best friend Kosehira is governor there and welcomes Akitada into his large and cheerful family in hopes of healing his mind and body.

A.D. 1030. Senior Secretary Sugawara Akitada is recovering from a knife wound and still reeling from the loss of his wife. When the Council of State orders an investigation of the…

When an imperial princess disappears from the Ise shrine, Akitada, new governor of Mikawa Province, has barely had time to settle there with his family before he is dispatched by imperial order on a secret assignment to find her.

The world Akitada finds at Ise turns out to be anything but spiritual. The pilgrimage town is a murky, dangerous place where no one can be trusted and where someone wants him dead. Gangs of robbers work the roads and forests, and two young women are murdered within days of each other. Although Akitada’s mission becomes known, putting his life in jeopardy, he persists with the unlikely help of a dwarf. Meanwhile, Tora and Saburo, left to look after the new province in their master’s absence, get involved in local problems and jeopardize Akitada’s new appointment and his career.

When an imperial princess disappears from the Ise shrine, Akitada, new governor of Mikawa Province, has barely had time to settle there with his family before he is dispatched by…

Fifteen years after the brutal murder of an imperial prince, the crime casts its shadow on Akitada’s family. The case is cold and the assassin dead, but his young wife’s brother wants to marry the assassin’s daughter, and Akitada is expected to clear his name. Worse, in doing so he must either destroy a friend’s reputation or his own marriage.

As Akitada searches for the truth among other suspects and unravels the secrets of the past, he stirs up fresh murder and shatters his own happiness.

Fifteen years after the brutal murder of an imperial prince, the crime casts its shadow on Akitada’s family. The case is cold and the assassin dead, but his young wife’s brother…

From the Shamus Award winning author comes a new mystery set in Imperial Japan.

In the autumn of 1033, Sugawara Akitada spends his last year as governor of Mikawa Province amidst reports of piracy and concerns about an uprising. He grieves over his troubled marriage and worries about the murder of the daughter of a local lord. As if things could not be worse, an investigator from the capital arrives to build a case of malfeasance against him, and when he and Tora decide to check into irregularities along the Tokaido highway, they uncover a conspiracy that points to one of Mikawa’s powerful overlords and find themselves in real danger.

From the Shamus Award winning author comes a new mystery set in Imperial Japan.

In the autumn of 1033, Sugawara Akitada spends his last year as governor of Mikawa Province…

Deeply distressed by his wife's adultery, Akitada returns to the capital to patch up his marriage and to help Superintendent Kobe with a case of poisoning. But before he can deal with either, the prime minister orders Akitada to save his dying brother who is plagued by a vengeful spirit from his past. Unable to refuse, Akitada plays a dangerous game to bring justice to the dying man's victims. Soon he is in even more deadly trouble when he tumbles into an affair with a dangerous woman and becomes the target of a cold-blooded assassin.

Deeply distressed by his wife's adultery, Akitada returns to the capital to patch up his marriage and to help Superintendent Kobe with a case of poisoning. But before he can deal…

On a visit to a remote mountain region with his children, Akitada hopes to find some peace after the break-up of his marriage. Instead they become involved almost immediately in the random violence that plagues the peasants of the valley. Farmers are murdered, rice stores are burned, and young girls disappear. The local policeman seems honest, but soon Akitada fears to trust anyone. When his retainer is arrested for murder and his daughter threatened by a gang of bandits, he fights back. Powerless and far from court, he must confront the ruthless villain behind the crimes.

On a visit to a remote mountain region with his children, Akitada hopes to find some peace after the break-up of his marriage. Instead they become involved almost immediately in…

Серийный убийца вырезал семью агента ФБР Смоуки Баретт, а потом изуродовал ее лицо. Она застрелила преступника - но ни месть, ни правосудие не избавили ее от мучительных переживаний и чувства вины.
Однако теперь Смоуки вынуждена взять себя в руки и призвать на помощь весь свой профессионализм: ей предстоит расследовать дело таинственного маньяка, зовущего себя Незнакомцем. Этот загадочный преступник, зацикленный на шестнадцатилетней красавице Саре, в течение многих лет убивает всех, кто ей дорог.
Классический случай сумасшедшего убийцы и его музы?
Поначалу Смоуки и ее команда уверены в этом.
Но постепенно им становится ясно: "темная страсть" к Саре - лишь вход в лабиринт темных фантазий Незнакомца, у которого - личный счет к ФБР.

Серийный убийца вырезал семью агента ФБР Смоуки Баретт, а потом изуродовал ее лицо. Она застрелила преступника - но ни месть, ни правосудие не избавили ее от мучительных…