| I. J. Parker | |
| Birth Date: | 1 January 1936 |
| Birth Place: | Munich |
| Nationality: | American |
Ingrid J. Parker (born January 1, 1936) is an American detective/mystery writer. She is best known for creating Sugawara Akitada, who solved crimes in the Heian era of ancient Japan.
Ingrid Parker was born and raised in Germany.[1] [2]
She was, until retirement, Associate Professor of English and Foreign Languages at Norfolk State University in Virginia.[3] Writing detective mysteries set in ancient Japan was an incidental result of initial research into 11th century Japan out of professional interest in Japanese literature of the era.[4] [5] She was also influenced by the Judge Dee mystery series written by the noted orientalist and diplomat Robert van Gulik.[6]
See Sugawara Akitada for a complete bibliography.