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Tokyo Kill

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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. »
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424 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 15, 2015

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Barry Lancet

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Barry Lancet is the author of the award-winning international suspense series featuring Jim Brodie. The latest entry is THE SPY ACROSS THE TABLE (Simon & Schuster) and sends Brodie careening from Washington, D.C. and San Francisco to Japan, then on to South Korea, the DMZ, and the Chinese-North Korean border in a story that could have been ripped from today’s headlines. In one of the first advance reviews, Publishers’ Weekly said that “Lancet keeps the suspense high through the exciting climax.”

The previous entry in the series, PACIFIC BURN, explores the tragic aftermath of the Fukushima quake-tsunami disaster and the real reasons behind the nuclear melt down. JAPANTOWN, the first Brodie adventure, won the Barry Award for Best First Novel, was initially optioned by J. J. Abrams, and is now under consideration at other studios. The second volume, TOKYO KILL, was a finalist for a Shamus Award for Best Novel of the Year and declared a must-read by Forbes magazine.

An American from California, Lancet has lived in Japan for more than twenty years. His editorial position at one of the Japan’s largest publishing houses allowed him access behind many closed doors, and his overseas experiences lend his novels a true insider’s authenticity.

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