The Miko

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Publication Year:
2014

ISBN-13: 9781480470873

<DIV><B>A <I>New York Times</I> bestseller by the author of <I>The Ninja</I>: An American martial artist travels to Tokyo and becomes the target of an international conspiracy.</B><BR /> &#160;<BR /> When his best friend dies under suspicious circumstances, martial arts expert Nicholas Linnear vows revenge. And while he may look American, Linnear&rsquo;s childhood spent in the dojos of Japan taught him that vengeance must never be hurried.<BR /> &#160;<BR /> He takes a job for the billionaire industrialist who ordered the murder, planning to befriend his target during a trip to Tokyo. But even for a modern-day ninja, there is such a thing as too close for comfort. In the bustling city, Linnear finds far more to worry about than the intricacies of Japanese business. He is being pursued by a <I>miko</I>: a female assassin, part ninja and part sorceress, whose beauty is matched only by her skill in combat. Drawn into a tangle of corporate intrigue, international espionage, and hedonistic sex, Linnear will have to put revenge on hold if he is to leave Japan alive.<BR /> &#160;<BR /> From the #1 <I>New York Times</I>&ndash;bestselling author who currently writes the Jason Bourne novels, this is a &ldquo;swiftly paced and fascinating&rdquo; thriller that offers &ldquo;an intricately designed puzzle&rdquo; (<I>Chicago Sun-Times</I>).</DIV>