Once Broken

by J. Scott Matthews

When Mei is handed an impossible cold case, she finds herself once again turning to Vasili. But his help doesn't come without a cost. With suspicion mounting on the force about her yakuza ties, she’ll have to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse not only with the law, but also the gang she suspects is behind the killings. Following his near-fatal attack, Vasili swears off his criminal roots in an attempt to go (somewhat) clean. But while he may be done with the underworld, it’s not done with him. He soon finds himself pulled into a brutal war with a rival upstart as he tries to branch out in an unexpected direction. Under siege from all sides, he may have to get his hands bloody again if his beleaguered crew is to have any chance of survival. Wracked with grief and losing his grip on reality, Satoshi pursues the man who murdered his girlfriend across a nightmare landscape that is a dark mirror-image of modern Japan. But even if he has his revenge, he may find that there’s no coming back from the depths he’ll have to sink to get it. A cerebral thriller full of complex characters, gritty atmosphere, and fast-paced action Tokyo Noir is a thriller in the neo-noir tradition, where no choice is without its cost and every victory comes at a steep price. It offers a challenging character study of three desperate people with their backs to the wall and everything to lose. Season II consists Episode I. The Damage Done Episode II. Half Lives Episode III. Once Broken Episode IV. The Wolf You Feed - Available Jan. 22

219 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 14, 2018