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DAUGHTER OF THE SWORD
By: Steve Bein
Roc Trade
October 2012
On Sale: October 2, 2012
400 pages
ISBN: 045146477X
EAN: 9780451464774
Kindle: B008RD2YWO
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Fantasy
Mariko Oshiro is not your average Tokyo cop. As the only female detective in the cityβs most elite police unit, she has to fight for every ounce of respect, especially from her new boss. While she wants to track down a rumored cocaine shipment, he gives her the least promising case possible. But the caseβthe attempted theft of an old samurai swordβproves more dangerous than anyone on the force could have imagined. The owner of the sword, Professor Yasuo Yamada, says it was crafted by the legendary Master Inazuma, a sword smith whose blades are rumored to have magical qualities. The man trying to steal it already owns another Inazumaβone whose deadly power eventually comes to control all who wield it. Or so says Yamada, and though he has studied swords and swordsmanship all his life, Mariko isnβt convinced. But Marikoβs skepticism hardly matters. Her investigation has put her on a collision course with a curse centuries old and as bloodthirsty as ever. She is only the latest in a long line of warriors and soldiers to confront this power, and even the sword she learns to wield could turn against her.
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