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Tokyo Kill

Author : Barry Lancet
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781451691733

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"Struggling San Francisco antiques dealer Jim Brodie is back in Japan. After wading through the tragedy of the Japantown murders, he and his daughter have returned for a well-earned vacation. Checking in at the P.I. firm he inherited from his father, he's startled by the arrival of an old World War II veteran and his son. The father has come explicitly to see Brodie, and offers up a dark story connected to the war and a pair of violent home invasions committed in the Japanese capital only days earlier. Brodie takes a liking to the old soldier and agrees to provide protection, one of the services Brodie Security supplies. An unexpected murder soon shocks Brodie and his crew, and Brodie begins a wild ride through the worlds of kendo, the Triads, war atrocities, the backstreets of Yokohama's unfathomable Chinatown, Chinese spies, and an elusive group of killers after a long-lost treasure with a murky and dangerous history. With the crusty PI Noda at his side, Brodie pokes around where he's not wanted, and when a friend is delivered up to him in pieces Brodie is once again running for his life--while seeking the answers he needs to save it"--

Tokyo Kill

Author : Barry Lancet
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781451691740

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“Best P.I. Novel” —Shamus Award FINALIST In the second thriller of this new series from “a fresh voice in crime fiction” (Kirkus Reviews), antiques dealer-turned-P.I. Jim Brodie matches wits with an elusive group of killers chasing a long-lost treasure that has a dangerous history. “A stellar novel of action, adventure, and intrigue. Jim Brodie is a true twenty-first century hero…On page after page of Tokyo Kill, skeletons bang on every closet door longing to be set free—and Barry Lancet delivers.” —Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of The Lincoln Myth “Lancet’s familiarity with Japanese history and culture, combined with his storytelling skills, make this a first-rate mystery…a clear indicator that the author considers Jim Brodie a series-worthy character. He’d be right, too.” —Booklist “Boasting surefire characters including the taciturn, thick-chested chief detective Noda and notorious crime figure called TNT who owes Brodie favors…[Lancet’s] series remains highly distinctive.” —Kirkus Reviews 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.

Tokyo Kill

Author : Barry Lancet,Olivier Debernard,Fabrice Borio
Publisher : Bragelonne
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9782820520784

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Tokyo Kill by Barry Lancet,Olivier Debernard,Fabrice Borio Pdf

Lorsqu'un vétéran de la Seconde Guerre mondiale se présente à l'agence de détectives de Jim Brodie, personne ne veut croire à son histoire. Il est persuadé qu'on veut l'exécuter, lui et ses compagnons d'armes, au nom d'une vengeance issue de son passé lié aux triades chinoises. Par respect pour l'ancien soldat, Jim accepte de l'aider. Mais un meurtre barbare est commis peu après et Brodie comprend que les ramifications secrètes de son enquête vont l'entraîner beaucoup plus loin que prévu. Du jour au lendemain, il se retrouve plongé dans le monde inquiétant des triades, découvrant l'existence d'un ordre d'assassins dont les méfaits remontent au siècle précédent - et qui ne reculera devant rien pour arriver à ses fins. « L'art, le social, la culture et la guerre - tout ce qui forge ou brise une société - se retrouvent dans le deuxième thriller de Barry Lancet. Après le magnifique Japantown, cet auteur à suivre continue brillamment sur sa lancée. » The New York Times « Une intrigue de première classe, aussi captivante que celle de Japantown. Jim Brodie est définitivement un héros à suivre. » Booklist

A Clean Kill in Tokyo (Previously Published as Rain Fall)

Author : Barry Eisler
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 148273589X

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A Clean Kill in Tokyo (Previously Published as Rain Fall) by Barry Eisler Pdf

Previously published as Rain Fall Name: John Rain. Vocation: Assassin. Specialty: Natural Causes. Base of operations: Tokyo. Availability: Worldwide. Half American, half Japanese, expert in both worlds but at home in neither, John Rain is the best killer money can buy. You tell him who. You tell him where. He doesn't care about why... Until he gets involved with Midori Kawamura, a beautiful jazz pianist-and the daughter of his latest kill. "Eisler provides a cracklingly good yarn, well written, deftly plotted, and surprisingly appealing... Thomas Perry and Lawrence Block need not retire their hit men quite yet, but Eisler is clearly a challenger." -Boston Globe Includes a note from the author introducing the new edition.

Rain Fall

Author : Barry Eisler
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 045120915X

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Rain Fall by Barry Eisler Pdf

A Japanese-American assassin who specializes in "natural cause" killings finds his carefully ordered world coming under siege in the wake of a government official's murder, with which he has been falsely connected, a situation that is complicated by his attraction to the victim's daugher. Reprint.

Tokyo

Author : Louis G. Perez
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9798216156291

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Tokyo by Louis G. Perez Pdf

This indispensable one-volume narrative examines the history, culture, environment, economy, politics, future, and more of the city of Tokyo, Japan's political and cultural capital. Tokyo has endured and moved beyond horrible disasters in the 20th century, first an earthquake in 1923 and later the events that unfolded during World War II, to grow into one of the most populated cities in the world. This volume examines Tokyo's history, politics, culture, and more. Narrative chapters cover a wide breadth of topics, including Tokyo's location and geography, peoples, history, politics, economy, environmental issues and sustainability initiatives, local crime and violence, security issues, natural hazards and emergency management, culture and lifestyle, pop culture, and the future. Inset boxes entitled "Life in the City" include interviews with those who have lived in Tokyo as well as those who have traveled to the city, allowing readers to get a better idea of what daily life is like in this global megacity. A chronology, sidebars, and bibliography complete the text. The perfect one-stop resource for high school and undergraduate students, this volume is also suited to general readers interested in learning more about Tokyo and its role as a global city.

Pacific Burn

Author : Barry Lancet
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781476794907

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Japanese antiques dealer and PI Jim Brodie goes up against a killer operating on both sides of the Pacific in Barry Lancet’s Pacific Burn—“a page-turning, globe-spanning tale of murder, suspense, and intrigue that grabs and holds your attention from beginning to end” (Nelson DeMille). In recognition for his role in solving the Japantown murders in San Francisco, antiques dealer and sometime-PI Jim Brodie has just been brought on as the liaison for the mayor’s new Pacific Rim Friendship Program. Brodie in turn recruits his friend, the renowned Japanese artist Ken Nobuki, and after a promising meeting with city officials and a picture-perfect photo op, Brodie and Nobuki leave City Hall for a waiting limo. But as soon as they exit the building, a sniper attacks them from the roof of the Asian Art Museum. Brodie soon realizes that, with the suspicious and untimely death of Nobuki’s oldest son a week earlier in Napa Valley, someone may be targeting his friend’s family—and killing them off one by one. Suspects are nearly too numerous to name—and could be in the United States or anywhere along the Pacific Rim. The quest for answers takes Brodie from his beloved San Francisco to Washington, DC, in a confrontation with the DHS, the CIA, and the FBI; then on to Tokyo, Kyoto, and beyond, in search of what his Japanese sources tell him is a legendary killer in both senses of the word—said to be more rumor than real, but deadlier than anything else they’ve ever encountered if the whispers are true. In the third book in “what will likely be a long and successful series” (San Francisco Magazine), Barry Lancet delivers his most exciting Jim Brodie novel yet.

Tokyo Vice

Author : Jake Adelstein
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307378941

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NOW A MAX ORIGINAL SERIES. A riveting true-life tale of newspaper noir and Japanese organized crime from an American investigative journalist who "pulls the curtain back on ... [an] element of Japanese society that few Westerners ever see" (San Francisco Examiner). Jake Adelstein is the only American journalist ever to have been admitted to the insular Tokyo Metropolitan Police Press Club, where for twelve years he covered the dark side of Japan: extortion, murder, human trafficking, fiscal corruption, and of course, the yakuza. But when his final scoop exposed a scandal that reverberated all the way from the neon soaked streets of Tokyo to the polished Halls of the FBI and resulted in a death threat for him and his family, Adelstein decided to step down. Then, he fought back. In Tokyo Vice he delivers an unprecedented look at Japanese culture and searing memoir about his rise from cub reporter to seasoned journalist with a price on his head.

Tokio Kill

Author : Barry Lancet
Publisher : Heyne Verlag
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783641158286

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Töte die Vergangenheit Jim Brodie, feingeistiger Experte für asiatische Kultur und zugleich in den Kampfkünsten bewandert, hat in Tokio die Ermittleragentur seines Vaters übernommen. Eines Tages suchen ihn der alte Akira Miura, ehemaliger Geschäftsmann und Soldat im Zweiten Weltkrieg, sowie sein dubioser Sohn auf. Miura fürchtet, dass ihm Feinde aus der Vergangenheit nach dem Leben trachten. Die Spur deutet auf die Triaden und auf ein schreckliches Kriegsverbrechen hin, dessen Ausläufer in die Gegenwart zu reichen scheinen. 12 Stunden später wird Miuras Sohn im Vergnügungsviertel Tokios ermordet aufgefunden, grausam verstümmelt. Brodie muss in die Welt der Geheimbünde und der Mächtigen eintauchen in einem Kampf um Schuld und Sühne, in dem ein Menschenleben nichts zählt ...

Chronologies of Modern Terrorism

Author : Barry Rubin,Judith Colp Rubin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317474654

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Chronologies of Modern Terrorism by Barry Rubin,Judith Colp Rubin Pdf

Concise yet comprehensive, this one-volume reference examines the history of terrorism in the modern world, including its origins and development, and terrorist acts by groups and individuals from the French Revolution to today. Organized thematically and regionally, it outlines major developments in conflicts that involved terrorism, the history of terrorist groups, key aspects of counterterrorist policy, and specific terrorist incidents.Initial chapters explore terrorism as a social force, and analyze the use of terrorism as a political tool, both historically and in the contemporary world. Subsequent chapters focus on different parts of the world and consider terrorism as a part of larger disputes. Each chapter begins with a historical introduction and analysis of the topic or region, followed by one or more chronologies that trace events within political and social contexts. A glossary, selected bibliography, and detailed index are also included.

Glimmer of a New Leviathan

Author : Campbell Craig
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2003-12-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780231508940

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Glimmer of a New Leviathan by Campbell Craig Pdf

The Second World War put an end to America's historical isolation from international power politics, and so also to the long-standing American defiance of the Realist ideology that shaped Old World affairs. The advent of transoceanic military technologies, now wielded by menacing states such as Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, made Americans more receptive to the Realist idea that international relations is about fear and survival. The American Realists Reinhold Niebuhr, Hans Morgenthau, and Kenneth Waltz developed a modern strategic framework that sought to introduce American leaders and the educated public to these harsher realities of international politics. They emphasized a clear-eyed, cold approach to the play of interests, egotism, and the drive for power in world affairs—a struggle in which the threat of major war remained, in the end, the only legitimate currency. Yet even as Americans began to accept this new Realism, thermonuclear weaponry threatened to make it absurd. A major war to defend the nation might result in its total destruction; a thermonuclear war leading to the death of hundreds of millions of citizens seemed an unusual way to preserve American survival. This dilemma became central to the Realist understanding of Niebuhr, Morgenthau, and Waltz. How could a Realist approach to international politics and war be sustained in the face of possible global annihilation? Glimmer of a New Leviathan is the engrossing story of how the three chief architects of an influential ideology struggled with the implications of their own creation. It offers crucial historical context for contemporary debates about weapons of mass destruction and the post-Cold War international order.

Modern Japan

Author : Louis G. Perez,R. W. Purdy
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9798216172079

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Modern Japan by Louis G. Perez,R. W. Purdy Pdf

Organized by theme, this comprehensive encyclopedia examines all aspects of life in Japan, from geography and government to food and etiquette and much more. Japan, or the "Land of the Rising Sun," is home to more than 126 million people, nearly 10 million of whom live in Tokyo alone. How did this tiny island nation become such a powerhouse in the 21st century, and where will it go from here? Modern Japan examines history and contemporary life through thematic entries organized into chapters covering such topics as geography; history; government and politics; economy; religion and thought; social classes and ethnicity; gender, marriage, and sexuality; education; language; etiquette; literature and drama; art and architecture; music and dance; food; leisure and sports; and media and popular culture. Each chapter contains an overview of the topic and alphabetized entries on examples of each theme. A chronology covers from prehistoric times to the present, and special appendices offer profiles of a typical day in the life of representative members of Japanese society, key facts and figures about Japan, and a holiday chart. This volume is ideal for students researching Japan, as well as general readers interested in learning more about the country.

Natural Disaster and Reconstruction in Asian Economies

Author : Kinnia Yau Shuk-ting
Publisher : Springer
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781137364166

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Natural Disaster and Reconstruction in Asian Economies by Kinnia Yau Shuk-ting Pdf

Based on conference proceedings presented at The Chinese University of Hong Kong in November 2012, Natural Disaster and Reconstruction in Asian Economies offers leading insight into and viewpoints on disasters from scholars and journalists working in Japan, China, the United States, and Southeast Asia.

Reborn flowers are few

Author : Zhao Feng
Publisher : Devneybooks
Page : 4105 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781304487346

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Reborn flowers are few by Zhao Feng Pdf

You put up tiles outside, which is for the sake of beauty and atmosphere, but you still put up such places in the window. Isn't this a' wave' fee? And Qin Tianqi's hands just grabbed the tile, which is really killing me!

Japantown

Author : Barry Lancet
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781451691702

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Japantown by Barry Lancet Pdf

An American antiques dealer-turned-reluctant private investigator draws on his knowledge of Japanese culture to assist the San Francisco police department with the senseless murder of an entire family.