Convict's Sword

<b>The latest in the terrifically imaginative (<i>The Wall Street Journal</i>) Akitada mystery series brings eleventh-century Japan to life</b> <p/>I. J. Parker's phenomenal Akitada mystery series has been gaining fans with each new novel. The latest <i>The Convict's Sword</i> 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 <i>The Convict's Sword</i> is a must-read for those who love well-written mysteries in an exotic setting.