{"product_id":"rashomon-gate-9780143035602","title":"Rashomon Gate","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRashomon Gate\u003c\/strong\u003e by Parker, I. J.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780143035602.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of The Dragon Scroll comes an ingenious new novel of murder and malfeasance in ancient Japan, featuring the detective Sugawara Akitada. The son of reduced nobility forced to toil in the Ministry of Justice, Akitada is relieved when an old friend, Professor Hirata, asks him to investigate a friend’s blackmail. Taking a post at the Imperial University, he is soon sidetracked from his primary case by the murder of a young girl and the mysterious disappearance of an old man—a disappearance that the Emperor himself declares a miracle. Rashomon Gate is a mystery of magnificent complexity and historical detail that will leave readers yearning for more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Random House Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44951922802741,"sku":"ByrdShop_0143035606","price":58.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780143035602_b50872e6-4a5a-48c4-a113-a9828f13b936.jpg?v=1778932344","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/rashomon-gate-9780143035602","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}