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Sugawara Akitada Series

22 primary works • 23 total works
Sugawara no Akitada, a sleuth in 11th century Japan:

*. Books arranged in series chronological order.
Note from the author: “THE DRAGON SCROLL is the first Akitada novel and was also written first. For some reason, my previous publisher wanted to start with RASHOMON GATE. The correct sequence of the novels is: THE DRAGON SCROLL, RASHOMON GATE, BLACK …

Book 1

The Dragon Scroll
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3.76 · 1234 Ratings · 133 Reviews · published 2005 · 22 editions
In an adventure filled with highway bandits, unscr…

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    Book 2

    Rashomon Gate
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    3.91     · 1053 Ratings · 98 Reviews · published 2002 · 28 editions
    Akitada, a minor official in the Ministry of Justi…

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    Book 3

    Black Arrow
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    4.04     · 596 Ratings · 44 Reviews · published 2003 · 19 editions
    In I. J. Parker's latest mystery set in ancient Ja…

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    Book 4

    Island of Exiles
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    4.10     · 573 Ratings · 52 Reviews · published 2003 · 16 editions
    Island of Exiles (Sugawara Akitada Mysteries, No. …

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    Book 5

    The Hell Screen
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    4.07     · 569 Ratings · 52 Reviews · published 2003 · 16 editions
    Eleventh-century Japan: After a difficult but succ…

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    Book 6

    The Convict's Sword
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    4.03     · 431 Ratings · 42 Reviews · published 2009 · 14 editions
    The latest in the "terrifically imaginative" (The …

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    Book 7

    The Masuda Affair
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    4.12     · 389 Ratings · 45 Reviews · published 2010 · 7 editions
    A Sugawara Akitada Mystery of Ancient Japan - Elev…

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    Book 8

    The Fires of the Gods
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    4.21     · 336 Ratings · 34 Reviews · published 2010 · 8 editions

    A Sugawara Akitada Novel - Eleventh-century Japan.…

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    Book 9

    Death on an Autumn River
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    4.16     · 264 Ratings · 17 Reviews · published 2011 · 6 editions
    On a river journey to Naniwa to unmask officials s…

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    Book 10

    The Emperor's Woman
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    4.27     · 219 Ratings · 16 Reviews · published 2012 · 4 editions
    She was intended to be the emperor’s concubine, bu…

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    Book 11

    Death of a Doll Maker
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    4.34     · 187 Ratings · 12 Reviews · published 2013 · 3 editions
    An unexpected and dubious promotion sends Akitada …

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    Book 12

    The Crane Pavilion
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    4.34     · 162 Ratings · 14 Reviews · published 2014 · 2 editions
    After the loss of his wife and newborn son, Akitad…

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    Book 13

    The Old Men of Omi
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    4.43     · 193 Ratings · 15 Reviews · published 2014 · 2 editions
    A.D. 1030. Senior Secretary Sugawara Akitada is re…

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    Book 14

    The Shrine Virgin
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    4.38     · 180 Ratings · 13 Reviews · published 2015 · 3 editions
    When an imperial princess disappears from the Ise …

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    Book 15

    The Assassin's Daughter
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    4.35     · 165 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 2015 · 2 editions
    Fifteen years after the brutal murder of an imperi…

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    Book 16

    The Island of the Gods
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    4.41     · 155 Ratings · 12 Reviews · 3 editions
    From the Shamus Award winning author comes a new m…

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    Book 17

    Ikiryo: Vengeance and Justice
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    4.54     · 147 Ratings · 14 Reviews · 2 editions
    Deeply distressed by his wife's adultery, Akitada …

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    Book 18

    The Kindness of Dragons
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    4.51     · 166 Ratings · 16 Reviews · 2 editions
    On a visit to a remote mountain region with his ch…

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    Akitada and the Way of Justice
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    4.41     · 102 Ratings · 12 Reviews · published 2011 · 3 editions
    Eleven stories about crime and detection in eleven…

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    Book 19

    The Nuns of Nara: An Akitada Novel
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    4.39     · 155 Ratings · 15 Reviews · 2 editions
    The nuns of one of the Nara temples have misplaced…

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    Book 20

    Massacre at Shirakawa
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    4.57     · 155 Ratings · 10 Reviews · published 2020 · 2 editions
    On the eve of the Tanabata Festival, a warrior rid…

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    Book 21

    The Lucky Gods of Otsu
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    4.42     · 110 Ratings · 6 Reviews · 2 editions
    If ever Akitada needed luck, it is now. Things are…

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    Book 22

    The Temple of the Dead: An Akitada Novel
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    4.44     · 117 Ratings · 8 Reviews · 2 editions
    Akitada discovers that his appointment as governor…

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