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In 11th-century Japan, Sugawara Akitada's ailing wife is expecting a child, and when he loses his job and tries to confront the nobleman who is responsible for his dismissal, he ends up suspected of his murder. With no income and a growing family to support, Akitada desperately plunges into the investigation of this crime, aided by his faithful servant Tora, inadvertently placing not only his own life, but also the lives of his wife and child, in grave danger.Tags
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I am glad that I am reading this series in order (more or less) as the development of the relationships between Akitada and his wife and servitors is a part of the fun in these mysteries. Parker does an excellent job of balancing the case with the personal life. While I generally don't care for hearing about detectives' problems, Akitada's problems are so different (being due to the politics and structure of 11th century Japan) that they don't bug me.
fiction, historical fiction, Japan, Kyoto
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- The Fires of the Gods
- Original publication date
- 2011-04-01
- People/Characters
- Sugawara Akitada; Tora; Tamako
- Important places
- Heian Kyo, Japan
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- Members
- 76
- Popularity
- 414,459
- Reviews
- 3
- Rating
- (3.68)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 4
- ASINs
- 3
