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Don Lee (2004)
Country of Origin.
Lisa Countryman, a half-Japanese, half-black Berkeley graduate student goes to Japan for her dissertation research, but ends with a job as a hostess girl at a Tokyo men's club. When she disappears, Tom Hurley, lazy junior diplomat at the U.S. Embassy and police detective Kenzo Ota investigate the case, which leads them into the heart of Tokyo's
nightlife.
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Laura Joh Rowland (2005)
The Assassin's Touch.
The 10th book in the Sano Ichiro mystery series set in 17th century Japan, the hero, now the shogun's chamberlain and second-in-command, returns to his previous role of criminal investigator when the country's top spy, Ejima Senzaemon, drops dead during a horse race. Historical thriller with suspenseful plot, political complications and martial arts.
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