About the Author

I. J. Parker was born and educated in Europe and turned to mystery writing after an academic career in the U.S. She has published her Akitada stories in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, winning the Shamus award in 2000. Several stories have also appeared in collections, such as Fifty Years of Crime and Suspense and Shaken. The award-winning “Akitada’s First Case” is available as a podcast. Many of the stories have been collected in Akitada and the Way of Justice.

The Akitada series of crime novels features the same protagonist, an eleventh century Japanese nobleman/detective. The Old Men of Omi is number thirteen. The books are available on Kindle, in print and in audio format, and have been translated into twelve languages.

Books by I. J. Parker

The Akitada series in chronological order

The Dragon Scroll

Rashomon Gate

Black Arrow

Island of Exiles

The Hell Screen

The Convict’s Sword

The Masuda Affair

The Fires of the Gods

Death on an Autumn River

The Emperor’s Woman

Death of a Doll Maker

The Crane Pavilion

The Old Men of Omi

The collection of stories

Akitada and the Way of Justice

Other Historical Novels

The HOLLOW REED saga:

Dream of a Spring Night

Dust before the Wind

The Sword Master

The Left-Handed God

Contact Information

Please visit I.J.Parker’s web site here.

You may contact her via e-mail at Heianmys@aol.com. (This way you will be contacted when new books come out.)

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