Tokyo Kill (A Thriller)
By Barry Lancet
Simon and Shuster (Hardback)
ISBN #978-1451691726
336 Pages
Price $18.11
Rating 5-stars
“A Thrilling Sequel To Barry
Lancet’s Debut Novel.”
During WWII, Japanese soldiers occupying China hid the
Last Emperor’s treasure, then it disappeared. Now, it appears some of the
missing items have surfaced, and people are being murdered for the information.
When an ex-Japanese soldier seeks help from Brodie Security, Jim Brodie
reluctantly takes the case, not sure what his people can do. Some of the old
soldiers are being murdered, along with their families, and he thinks he’s
next. Putting guards on the old soldier, he’s shocked and amazed when the old
man’s son is murdered. The signs point to Chinese Triads, but the Chinese say
it’s not them. When Brodie breaks into a local Kendo club the son belonged to,
he is attacked by men wearing masks, and beaten badly, throwing some suspicion
on the martial arts club. Then he hears about a mysterious Japanese secret
society called Black Wind that operated in China during the war.
This sequel to “Japantown” is another fast paced
thriller with good action and mystery, and a nice twist at the end. I like the
idea of these secret societies trained in killing techniques, and Japan seems
to be filled with such groups. We get a lesson in Japanese and Asian culture,
without it distracting from the pace of the story, and the author continues to
introduce fascinating characters that I want to see more of, like the high
ranking Chinese spy, and, of course, the new love interest for Jim Brodie. The
story is not stuck in Japan, but moves to Miami and a South American country
for the final confrontation with a sword-wielding master. Great action, good plot,
and interesting characters. What more could the reader ask for? Highly
recommended.
Tom Johnson
Detective Mystery Stories
I actually liked this better than the first one. The third book, Pacific Burn, comes out in October.
ReplyDeleteI certainly enjoyed it. It was shorter than the debut novel, and there were a couple new characters introduced that I liked. I still like the idea of Soga, and hope they return in a future novel. But there are many secret societies that the author can come up with to make the stories interesting.
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