Author

I.J. Parker

I.J. Parker is a German-born American author best known for the *Sugawara Akitada* historical mystery series set in 11th-century Japan. Her novels have earned critical acclaim, including multiple Shamus Award nominations. This page lists I.J. Parker’s books in order, covering both chronological and series reading order.

All books · chronological
2002 Rashomon Gate PO · 1 No link
2003 The Hell Screen PO · 2 No link
2003 The Kamo Horse PO · 1 No link
2005 The Dragon Scroll PO · 3 No link
2006 Black Arrow PO · 4 No link
2007 Island of Exiles PO · 5 No link
2009 The Convict's Sword PO · 6 No link
2010 The Fires of the Gods PO · 7 No link
2010 The Masuda Affair PO · 8 No link
2011 Death on an Autumn River PO · 9 No link
2011 Fox Magic PO · 2 No link
2011 The Water Sprite PO · 3 No link
2011 The Curio Dealer's Wife PO · 4 No link
2011 Akitada's First Case PO · 5 No link
2011 Akitada and the Way of Justice PO · 6 No link
2011 Dream of a Spring Night PO · 1 No link
2012 The Emperor's Woman PO · 10 No link
2012 Akitada's Holiday PO · 7 No link
2012 Three Tales of Love and Murder PO · 8 No link
2012 Confessions PO · 9 No link
2012 Dust Before the Wind PO · 2 No link
2012 The Sword Master PO · 1 No link
2013 Death of a Doll Maker PO · 11 No link
2013 The Left-Handed God PO · 2 No link
2014 The Crane Pavilion PO · 12 No link
2014 The Old Men of Omi PO · 13 No link
2015 The Shrine Virgin PO · 14 No link
2015 The Assassin's Daughter PO · 15 No link
2015 The Island of the Gods PO · 16 No link
2017 Ikiryo: Vengeance and Justice PO · 17 No link
2018 The Kindness of Dragons PO · 18 No link
2019 The Nuns of Nara PO · 19 No link
2020 Massacre at Shirakawa PO · 20 No link
2021 The Lucky Gods of Otsu PO · 21 No link
2023 Spring Festival in Akaiwa PO · 22 No link
Book series
Publication Order of Sugawara Akitada Books 22 books · 2002–2023
01 Rashomon Gate 2002 No link
02 The Hell Screen 2003 No link
03 The Dragon Scroll 2005 No link
04 Black Arrow 2006 No link
··· 18 more books in this series
Publication Order of Sugawara Akitada Short Stories/Novellas 9 books · 2003–2012
01 The Kamo Horse 2003 No link
02 Fox Magic 2011 No link
03 The Water Sprite 2011 No link
04 The Curio Dealer's Wife 2011 No link
··· 5 more books in this series
Publication Order of Hollow Reed Books 2 books · 2011–2012
01 Dream of a Spring Night 2011 No link
02 Dust Before the Wind 2012 No link
Publication Order of Standalone Novels 2 books · 2012–2013
01 The Sword Master 2012 No link
02 The Left-Handed God 2013 No link