9781886163164 / 1886163162

Before New York and Tokyo became great cities, East and West touched in old Antwerp. Clément Perret, a suave, sixteenth century spy from Japan posing as a writing master, finds himself seeking revenge as the Counter Reformation drenches the Low Countries of Europe in blood. His mission for the Shogun discovered by the Jesuits while his identity remains unknown, Perret is marked for death by the coca-crazed King of Spain and his vile cohorts, the Duke de Alba and the Cardinal Granvelle. For the wily samurai, the only question is, will he leave his mark with his life or with his death.