A Mysterious Review of Tokyo Kill by Barry Lancet. A Jim Brodie Thriller.
Review summary: The action comes fast and furious in this second in series novel set largely in Japan, with the storyline continuing at a breathless pace throughout. The primary plot is well-structured and intriguingly unfolds in an unpredictable manner. Overall, an exciting, nonstop action thriller. (Click here for text of full review.)
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Tokyo Kill
Barry Lancet
A Jim Brodie Thriller
Simon & Schuster (September 2014)
Publisher synopsis: When an elderly World War II veteran shows up unannounced at Brodie Security begging for protection, the staff thinks he's just a paranoid old man. He offers up a story connected to the war and to Chinese Triads operating in present-day Tokyo, insisting that he and his few surviving army buddies are in danger.
Fresh off his involvement in solving San Francisco's Japantown murders, antiques dealer Jim Brodie had returned to Tokyo for some R&R, and to hunt down a rare ink painting by the legendary Japanese Zen master Sengai for one of his clients — not to take on another case with his late father's P.I. firm. But out of respect for the old soldier, Brodie agrees to provide a security detail, thinking it'll be an easy job and end when the man comes to his senses.
Instead, an unexpected, brutal murder rocks Brodie and his crew, sending them deep into the realm of the Triads, Chinese spies, kendo warriors, and an elusive group of killers whose treachery spans centuries — and who will stop at nothing to complete their mission.
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