Nicholas Linnear is back in this, the third book of a series. He and his wife stayed in Japan. The book opens up with them mourning the death of their baby daughter. At the same time he comes under an unknown attack that causes him to lose his martial arts abilities. Then a murder spree breaks out in Tokyo which seems linked to his family. Washington politics become involved in this story because of Linnear's companies computer chips and a new computer the govt. has developed.

We then follow Linnear as he tries and regain his powers and seek revenge for the death of a friend, he journeys to China to learn a martial art he thought was legendary and regain his powers. This is written in the same fine Lustbader format with political intrigue, new high technology, and he continues his look into the Oriental mind. ( )

This is the third of Eric Van Lustbaders spies and ninja and ever the twain shall meet series.

Nicholas is in Tokyo, doing the corporate executive thing for his technology company, but is losing touch with the whole ninja thing.

Needless to say, that is when a nut will start running around, that needs stopping. This is also tied into an important contract to supply a new type of computer chip to the government.

More ninja magic and mayhem.

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A good ninja/spy type novel. Lots of action. ( )