Island of Exiles
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| Island of Exiles | |
 Front cover of novel |
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| Author | I. J. Parker |
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| Country | Japan |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | history, mystery |
| Publisher | Penguin Group |
| Publication date | 2007 |
| Published in English |
2007 |
| Media type | paperback |
| Pages | 398 |
| ISBN | ISBN 978-0-14-311259-4 |
| OCLC | 86172963 |
| Preceded by | Black Arrow (internal chronology) |
| Followed by | The Hell Screen (internal chronology) |
In Island of Exiles is a 2007 detective novel by I. J. Parker. The story follows Sugawara Akitada, who is assigned by two shadowy officials to investigate the fatal poisoning on penal colony on Sado Island of the exiled and disgraced Prince Okisada. The suspect is the son of the local governor, the officials thought he might have been framed as part of a treasonous plot. Akitada is forced to carry out an undercover investigation, taking on the guise of a convict sentenced to exile on the island. It becomes a perilous task, as the convicts on the island were treated "cheaper than dirt", expendable slaves to work the mines.
[edit] Locations covered in the novel
- Sadoshima (佐渡島?) : Sado Island in the Sea of Japan
- Sawata (佐和田?) : A town on Sawata Bay (佐和田湾?).
- Mano (真野?) : Main port city and provincial capital on Sawata Bay.
- Minato : Village between Lake Kamo (加茂湖 Kamo Ko?) and the northeast coast (modern Ryotsu).
- Tsukahara (塚原?) : Village near the southern mountains.
- Echigo : Northern province of Japan, located in modern Niigata. Known as "snow country".
