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Amid the imperialist fervor of late 1941 Tokyo, Harry Niles—a man shaped by missionary parents and the city’s shadows—faces a crisis of allegiance on the eve of the Pearl Harbor attack. With a Japanese mistress, an affair with a British diplomat’s wife, and a modern samurai hunting him, Niles must navigate personal temptations and deadly enemies while confronting Japan’s secret conquest plans. The story unfolds as a tense blend of historical war drama and morally ambiguous intrigue, anchoring its suspense in the volatile backdrop of pre‑war Asia.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Martin Cruz Smith
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