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Dragon Dance — Peter Tasker
‘One of the best hard-boiled detective novels ever written' " Publishers Weekly
The year is 2006
Global recession is spreading and Japan is sunk in economic and social crisis.
Whilst Japan is weakening, China is growing ever stronger.
A secret group headed by an aged war hero plots to destabilize relations between Japan and the United States in order to strengthen China's position in Asia and, ultimately, to achieve world domination.
Once considered one of the safest cities in the world, Tokyo is plagued by a rising crime rate, regular security alerts, and increased homelessness and poverty.
Riding on an unprecedented wave of popular opinion and political support, celebrity politician Tsuyoshi Nozawa campaigns to break the military alliance with the U.S. and make Japan a global nuclear power.
While closely following Nozawa's progress, journalist Martine Meyer receives mysterious emails predicting fatal “accidents” and begins to suspect a conspiracy.
As she struggles to deal with a pompous new bureau chief, Martine begins to realize that her love affair with microbrewery owner Makoto is on the verge of collapse.
To make matters worse, Martine quickly finds herself drawn into a sinister web of events that lead her face-to-face with the barrel of a terrorist's gun…
Full of mystery and intrigue, Dragon Dance is a thrilling political thriller that will have you gripped from the start.
‘A riveting, violent, eye-opening, laugh-aloud, poignant, dazzling triumph' - Booklist
Peter Tasker graduated from Oxford University in 1977 and has lived in Tokyo for twenty years, where he has earned widespread acclaim as a financial analyst. His knowledge of Japanese culture, finance, and economics has contributed significantly not only to his body of non-fiction works, but also to his fictional publications. Dragon Dance is his fourth novel set in Tokyo.
The year is 2006
Global recession is spreading and Japan is sunk in economic and social crisis.
Whilst Japan is weakening, China is growing ever stronger.
A secret group headed by an aged war hero plots to destabilize relations between Japan and the United States in order to strengthen China's position in Asia and, ultimately, to achieve world domination.
Once considered one of the safest cities in the world, Tokyo is plagued by a rising crime rate, regular security alerts, and increased homelessness and poverty.
Riding on an unprecedented wave of popular opinion and political support, celebrity politician Tsuyoshi Nozawa campaigns to break the military alliance with the U.S. and make Japan a global nuclear power.
While closely following Nozawa's progress, journalist Martine Meyer receives mysterious emails predicting fatal “accidents” and begins to suspect a conspiracy.
As she struggles to deal with a pompous new bureau chief, Martine begins to realize that her love affair with microbrewery owner Makoto is on the verge of collapse.
To make matters worse, Martine quickly finds herself drawn into a sinister web of events that lead her face-to-face with the barrel of a terrorist's gun…
Full of mystery and intrigue, Dragon Dance is a thrilling political thriller that will have you gripped from the start.
Praise for Peter Tasker
‘A riveting, violent, eye-opening, laugh-aloud, poignant, dazzling triumph' - Booklist
Peter Tasker graduated from Oxford University in 1977 and has lived in Tokyo for twenty years, where he has earned widespread acclaim as a financial analyst. His knowledge of Japanese culture, finance, and economics has contributed significantly not only to his body of non-fiction works, but also to his fictional publications. Dragon Dance is his fourth novel set in Tokyo.
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