Publisher's Synopsis
"Not merely our best writer of suspense, but one of our best writers, period." NEW YORK TIMES 1922, Tokyo. American boy Harry Niles, ignored by his missionary parents, begins to lead his own life - in the Tokyo underworld. An encounter with the samurai Ishigami will haunt Harry for ever...1937, Nanking. China is under attack. The Japanese army is systematically murdering and raping the local population. Harry finds himself face to face once again with Lieutenant Ishigami, leading to public humiliation for the samurai warrior...1941, Tokyo. Japan is on the brink of war with the United States. Allying himself with both sides, Harry Niles treads a dangerous, but profitable, path. Now he is being hunted. For years, Ishigami has been nursing his vendetta, determined on a final retribution...
