I. J. Parker's Discussions
Peter O'Toole dies
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Started this discussion. Last reply by I. J. Parker Dec 24, 2013.
Crossing the genre lines.
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Grumbling!
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I. J. Parker's Page
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- About Me:
- I write historical mystery novels and stories, and mainstream historical novels.
To amplify: Four novels in the Akitada mystery series and some eleven short stories on the same subject are in publication. The novels have been published by St. Martin's Press and Penguin and translated into a number of foreign languages. All the stories have appeared in AHMM.
The fifth novel in the series is due to be released September 28.
The Akitada novels take place against the background of eleventh century Japan. Their protagonist is a minor official in the imperial government who gets drawn into criminal cases either because of his official duties or because he has a personal interest in a case of injustice. One of the short stories won a Shamus award. Check out the web page for more detail.
I also recently finished a novel involving the Heike Wars and am currently working on a thriller set in eighteenth century Germany.
- I Am A:
- Reader, Writer
- Website:
- http://www.ijparker.com
- Books And Authors I Like:
- I like British police procedurals, as well as some of the Scandinavian ones. I also like Hillerman and some books by a number of other authors. Of the new ones, I like Olen Steinhauer and Kevin Wignall and Stuart MacBride. I'm afraid this is only a sampling.
- Movies And TV Shows I Like:
- Mostly I dislike them. I'm watching reruns of MASH and THE SOPRANOS at the moment.
I. J. Parker's Blog
Japan Before "Shogun"
Folks, I have a blog up on Suzanne Adair's site (http://www.suzanneadair.net/2013/11/21/japan-before-shogun/) where I talk about writing the Akitada series. You'll find a nice discussion there, and a book giveaway, and the announcement that DEATH ON AN AUTUMN RIVER will be free for Kindle November 23-26.
I.J.Parker
Posted on November 23, 2013 at 12:18am
And here is another new Novel annoucement:
An Eighteenth Century Thriller Anyone?
If you are not exclusively interested in Japanese history, here’s a book that has something for everyone: duels, romance, murder, intrigue, battles, irritating relatives, and eccentric elderly gentlemen.
On Kindle: THE LEFT-HANDED…
ContinuePosted on June 3, 2013 at 7:45am — 8 Comments
A New Akitada Novel just up on Kindle
AKITADA # 11 IS HERE
DEATH OF A DOLL MAKER
Now on Kindle
An unexpected and dubious promotion sends Akitada to Kyushu, an outpost where illegal trade with China breeds treason and murder. Leaving behind his family, he faces obstruction and hostility at his new post and…
ContinuePosted on May 27, 2013 at 8:14am — 2 Comments
PWA AWARD WINNER!
Much to my surprise, my web site has won an award. Thanks to the kind people at PWA, we can now claim another success. "We" refers to my webmaster, Bob Stein, and myself, because the site is a co-production. He handles the technical stuff and I supply the images and text.
The site has worked well from me. It has an e-mail address where readers can reach me, and I answer all my e-mail. Apart from losses after a computer crash several years ago, I've kept their addresses…
ContinuePosted on December 21, 2012 at 10:20pm — 5 Comments
The NEW AKITADA NOVEL (# 10) is here!
I have just uploaded it to Kindle. It will stay there for 90 days so that I can do a small amount of promotion. Later I'll also put it on Nook for a while. Nook hasn't performed well for me, but some of my fans own Nooks.
The cover is my own, and the formatting was done by Guido Henkel at G3 Studios. He is reasonable, good,…
ContinuePosted on November 3, 2012 at 12:32am
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Hi I.J.
Thank you. You might be suprised at what qualifies as noir, we leave that up to the writer to define. Keep us in mind. Thanks,
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Hi I.J., the discussion on the forum about social commentary in crime fiction has gotten quite a lot of responses. This has inspired us at Noir Nation to add a new section to the first issue of Noir Nation wherein writers opine on the following question: Must crime noir have a moral point? The word limit is 300 to 500 words. Include short bio, and photo. There is a $25 honoraria, payable on publication. Best five get published in Issue No. 1. Send to eddie@evegaonline.com
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