{"product_id":"black-arrow-paperback","title":"Black Arrow - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eI. J. Parker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 7.76 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 28, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41732239196295,"sku":"9780143035619","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/7f6a2c380c354ee2eaedc8be1226ed0b.webp?v=1734090834","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/black-arrow-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}