Full of great action, and a very good plot for a 3rd book in the series. The characters are still as great as in the two first books.

My thoughts

I loved it , loved how from the ever start it just pulled me in the pages, and once that started I could stop reading , had to know what happened next, had to find out all the Secrets and Lies that was been told and kept, who was trying to kill Jim and his friends, loved how Mr. Lancet mixed in the some of the history of Japan, that I didn't even know, it made every thing more real some how. With that said I would love to say thinks to Barry Lancet, as well as to Simion & Schunster as well as Netgalley for letting me have a change at reading this wonderful book too , if you love Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, non stop action, then you have to pick it up , because its all of that and more , not once did it let me down at all it delivered everything I love in a really great Mystery, Thriller & Suspense novel. five stars all the way.

This book has an interesting back story based on Japanese culture and art. The author clearly has an in-depth knowledge of things Japanese. I enjoyed that aspect of the book.

However, the main character felt a bit flat, I did not feel any connection to him. He seemed to be a self contained person with had a hard to believe and somewhat extreme skill set - good at collecting rare pottery and bashing inter-continental baddies. The same may be said of the baddie in question.

I also feel that the editing could be much better. Some of the paragraphs and the sentences were quite abrupt and the connections between them seemed to be missing. I found myself having to re-read paragraphs to make sense of something, which really detracted from the flow of the book.

All in all, it was an interesting premise, and for those of us who are fans of Japanese culture, it is a welcome addition to this genre.

“Irresistible...A shattering thriller...Readers should buckle themselves in for a long night’s read because from the first pages. To the last the intensity never wains

Jim Brodie has become a favorite of mine. Frist I thin this is book #3 but it is easily read as a stand alone thriller. I was skeptical about the premise of "art dealer" vs. legendary assassin but the story rolled out nicely. I am the anti-series guy but this is the exception to that rule of mine and I think you will agree and read this one too.