The Honjo
By (Author) Glenn Starkey
BookBaby
BookBaby
19th June 2018
United States
Paperback
236
Width 152mm, Height 228mm, Spine 17mm
371g
Greg Valdez walked away from stolen antiquities and the dark side of the art world years ago. No longer for hire as a professional thief, Valdez was enjoying retirement in the Texas Hill Country until the day Japan's National Police and the Agency for Cultural Affairs disrupted his life wanting a national treasure returned.
The Honjo Masamune, an ancient, priceless sword is being held in the United States by the Tonsei-Kai, a notorious Yakuza clan. The Japanese government will make a trade with Valdezthe sword in exchange for information about Kyla, Valdez's former daughter in law.
Kyla believes she is leaving for Japan to become an international model, but she's caught in a Tonsei-Kai human trafficking ring. If Valdez will retrieve the sword, he can have the information to find her. It's an offer he can't refuse. She may never be seen again.
But Valdez will need his son's help to save her and doesn't realize it will take a miracle to retrieve the swordand save his own life.
The pulse pounding sequel to SOLOMON'S MEN brings Valdez out of retirement and in search of THE HONJO....
Glenn Starkey is an award-winning author living in Texas with his family. He served in the Marine Corps; is a Vietnam veteran; worked in Texas law enforcement; was a security manager for a global oil corporation, and the interim security director of a major Gulf Coast port. For eleven years Glenn volunteered as a reading mentor to elementary school children.