Gate of the Tigers - Softcover
In the bestselling tradition of Michael Crichton's Rising Sun comes a suspenseful thriller revolving around a conspiracy that threatens the very foundations of Japanese-American relations. The murder of a beautiful, young American executive in Tokyo sends shock waves to the highest levels of government, both in the East and the West. - Li... more » The Japanese values of honor and subservience motivate this first novel by a pseudonymous American with 35 years of experience in the Far East. Honor arises because Lieutenant Mori hopes to avenge his father's ritual suicide in World War II. Subservience arises because Japanese men and women share an intensely nuanced hierarchy where gesture, glance, and silence are potent communicators. When a beautiful U.S. computer expert is killed in the Ginza, Mori is thrust into unwelcome cooperation with an American agent. Soon, the men come to realize that both their governments are intent on a cover-up of the murder. The investigators must break free of their preconceptions about honor and patriotism so that together they can reveal and destroy the plot. What sets this thriller apart is its insightful and sympathetic interpretation of Japanese character and actions. Though well drawn, the American is conventional, but the Japanese hero is presented in fascinating detail. An excellent geopolitical saga; Meigs will find readers in all popular fiction collections.-- Barbara Conaty, Li brary of Congress
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- PublisherPenguin Books
- ISBN 10 0140144854
- ISBN 13 9780140144857
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
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