First published 1990
Savage, a former Navy SEAL, believed he had left his covert operations behind. Then his past resurfaces in the most unexpected form: a connection to a Japanese samurai master that threatens everything he thought he knew about his own history. The two men share something that defies explanation, a bond forged in events that officially never took place. As Savage discovers the true nature of their relationship, he must confront not only external enemies but the reality that his memories may not be his own. The samurai master holds keys to a mystery that could destroy them both, yet their survival depends on understanding the forces that linked their fates. Savage finds himself drawn into a web of deception where the line between ally and enemy blurs, and where the skills that once made him deadly may not be enough to save him from a truth more dangerous than any mission he has ever faced.
Genres: military-fiction, adventure, mystery, thriller, action, espionage
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Japan
Period: 20th-century
498 pages · Paperback · NY: WARNER BOOKS. 1990
Content warnings: violence