Kage

The Shadow

John J. Donohue

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YMAA Publication Center
01 September 2011

Crime & Mystery

Best Books Award Finalist - USA Book News Winner - eLit AwardIn the seemingly trackless waste of the desert outside Tucson, Arizona, a coyote cross border smuggler is found dead, another victim of the escalating violence on the southwest border.

At the same time, a mysterious best-selling writer s death deepens the controversy surrounding his works.

Rumors surround the late Elliot Westmann, with dark hints of mystic vendettas and a confrontation with an assassin sent to punish Westmann for violating a code of secrecy in his books.

Westmann s daughter hires Connor Burke to assist in unraveling the mystery of her father s death, which the police have labeled as accidental. He is led from the scholarly assessment of Westmann s work to the investigation of Xochi, a magnetic young student of ancient Native cultures and secret trails across the desert.

In the withered and unforgiving landscape of the Southwest, Connor Burke works to pierce the cloud of mystery surrounding Westmann, his work, and a cryptic manuscript that has captured the deadly interest of rival smuggling gangs. Borders are dangerous, and as he uncovers clues suggesting the real reasons why Westmann was killed, he places himself and those he loves in deadly peril. Burke s only hope to solve this mystery is to appeal for the aid and guidance of his teacher, Yamashita. That won t be easy this time.

Kage builds on the characters and plots of the previous Burke novels Sensei, Deshi, and Tengu. It advances the ever-deepening relationship between student and teacher while weaving in time-honored themes of the martial arts conduct, ordeal, and courage, with events as current as today s headlines.

By: John J. Donohue
Imprint: YMAA Publication Center
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 332g
ISBN: 9781594392108
ISBN 10: 1594392102
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 01 September 2011
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Donohue Ph.D. is a nationally known expert on the culture and practice of the martial arts, John Donohue has been banging around a dojo for more than 30 years.

Reviews for Kage: The Shadow

""The plot is original and crafty...The characters are fresh and interesting...The dialogue is sharp...The story is entirely absorbing."" Booklist ""Peppered with musings of Eastern philosophy, gritty cop lingo, and occasional understated humor, this mystery [series]...will appeal to all kinds of readers, not just martial arts aficionados"" Publishers Weekly ""Donohue kicks out prose that is as fluid as the martial arts moves he so eloquently describes."" Library Journal

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