Wow you really feel the “age” of a detective novel when there aren’t any cell phones in it so everytime she needs to call someone she either needs to go to her home, office or a payphone. Crazy! How did we live!?! (Hahahahaha.)

Set in Chicago, and I (like my dad, and probably the reason he recommended it) really enjoyed tracking the plot through my neighborhood and near my office and around lots of places I’ve been. Fun.

A half-American, half-Japanese Vietnam vet working as an assassin in Tokyo, falls in love with the daughter of his latest victim…

This was quite entertaining. Not your standard detective novel; reminded me a little of “Bangkok 8” although it’s not as quirky as that.

And according to a note in the back, all the Tokyo stuff in it is real except two things. So there are a few places I might have to do add to my Tokyo notes (Japan is a possibility for next spring)….