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1509855Shadows of Tokyohttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/shadows-of-tokyo/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/784598/7eaa32e6-8e4d-40f3-9d54-485efa2228d0.jpg?v=6383362043170000003939MXNBlack Mist BooksInStock/Ebooks/<p>Tokyo, December 1931</p><p>As Japan expands its empire in China and unemployment ravages the economy, Police Inspector Kenji Aizawa receives an anonymous call about the imminent assassination of a leading statesman - the aristocratic Baron Onishi. The secret informant is Reiko Watanabe, geisha mistress to the plots mastermind.</p><p>Headstrong and outspoken, Reiko prefers a "modern" life to being a geisha and is horrified that her lover, the American-educated descendant of samurai, Masaru Ryusaki, has become a fascist firebrand. Together with his allies in the Imperial Army, Ryusaki plans to overthrow the civilian government and establish a military dictatorship.</p><p>Torn between honor and duty, Reiko and Inspector Aizawa must forge an unlikely alliance in order to protect Baron Onishi, staying one step ahead of Ryusaki and a fanatical Army officer - Lieutenant Hajime Nakajima. All the while, they uncover a shadowy conspiracy that reaches into the upper echelons of government, international finance, and even around the Imperial Throne itself.</p><p>Set during the intersection of the Japanese invasion of Manchuria and the Great Depression, <em>Shadows of Tokyo</em> brings the turbulent and dangerous world of prewar Japan to vivid life.</p><p>Shadows of Tokyo is the first book in a noir historical thriller series set in pre-World War II Japan.</p>...1490384Shadows of Tokyo3939https://www.gandhi.com.mx/shadows-of-tokyo/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/784598/7eaa32e6-8e4d-40f3-9d54-485efa2228d0.jpg?v=638336204317000000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20229781957226002_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_<p>Tokyo, December 1931</p><p>As Japan expands its empire in China and unemployment ravages the economy, Police Inspector Kenji Aizawa receives an anonymous call about the imminent assassination of a leading statesman - the aristocratic Baron Onishi. The secret informant is Reiko Watanabe, geisha mistress to the plots mastermind.</p><p>Headstrong and outspoken, Reiko prefers a modern life to being a geisha and is horrified that her lover, the American-educated descendant of samurai, Masaru Ryusaki, has become a fascist firebrand. Together with his allies in the Imperial Army, Ryusaki plans to overthrow the civilian government and establish a military dictatorship.</p><p>Torn between honor and duty, Reiko and Inspector Aizawa must forge an unlikely alliance in order to protect Baron Onishi, staying one step ahead of Ryusaki and a fanatical Army officer - Lieutenant Hajime Nakajima. All the while, they uncover a shadowy conspiracy that reaches into the upper echelons of government, international finance, and even around the Imperial Throne itself.</p><p>Set during the intersection of the Japanese invasion of Manchuria and the Great Depression, Shadows of Tokyo brings the turbulent and dangerous world of prewar Japan to vivid life.</p><p>Shadows of Tokyo is the first book in a noir historical thriller series set in pre-World War II Japan.</p>(*_*)9781957226002_<p>Tokyo, December 1931</p><p>As Japan expands its empire in China and unemployment ravages the economy, Police Inspector Kenji Aizawa receives an anonymous call about the imminent assassination of a leading statesman - the aristocratic Baron Onishi. The secret informant is Reiko Watanabe, geisha mistress to the plots mastermind.</p><p>Headstrong and outspoken, Reiko prefers a "modern" life to being a geisha and is horrified that her lover, the American-educated descendant of samurai, Masaru Ryusaki, has become a fascist firebrand. Together with his allies in the Imperial Army, Ryusaki plans to overthrow the civilian government and establish a military dictatorship.</p><p>Torn between honor and duty, Reiko and Inspector Aizawa must forge an unlikely alliance in order to protect Baron Onishi, staying one step ahead of Ryusaki and a fanatical Army officer - Lieutenant Hajime Nakajima. All the while, they uncover a shadowy conspiracy that reaches into the upper echelons of government, international finance, and even around the Imperial Throne itself.</p><p>Set during the intersection of the Japanese invasion of Manchuria and the Great Depression, <em>Shadows of Tokyo</em> brings the turbulent and dangerous world of prewar Japan to vivid life.</p><p>Shadows of Tokyo is the first book in a noir historical thriller series set in pre-World War II Japan.</p>...9781957226002_Black Mist Bookslibro_electonico_aecdcae8-444a-33b2-a179-5ce6e608e13e_9781957226002;9781957226002_9781957226002Matthew LegareInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/draft2digital_ipp-epub-d222f525-d9f3-47b6-8cac-2c645035d004.epub2022-05-29T00:00:00+00:00Black Mist Books