{"product_id":"9781415955413","title":"Rashomon Gate: Sugawara Akitada Series, Book 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eA riveting historical mystery--the second in the Akitada series--set amid the exquisite ritual and refined treachery of eleventh century Japan \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dragon Scroll \u003c\/i\u003ecomes an ingenious new story 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 listeners yearning for more.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Books on Tape, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47095249731824,"sku":"9781415955413","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781415955413_p0.jpg?v=1763726084","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781415955413","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}