Black Arrow

<b>In I. J. Parker's latest mystery set in ancient Japan a cold and hostile land pits Akitada against his deadliest foe yet</b> <p/> I. J. Parker's engrossing historical novels bring eleventh-century Japan to life in all its colorful treacherous glory. As <i>Black Arrow</i> 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 <i>Black Arrow</i> is another bravura performance from a master of the historical thriller.