The Secret Meaning of Blossom: a fast-moving spy thriller set in Japan (Clarke and Fairchild)
Paperback – Box set, August 20, 2021
Description
From the Inside Flap The Clarke and Fairchild series of international spy thrillers - full list Novels: Reborn (Book 1, published March 2020). Set in Hong Kong, Beijing, Lhasa and the Himalayas (Tibet), and Kathmandu (Nepal) Moscow Honey (Book 2, published November 2020). Set in Irkutsk and Siberia, St Petersburg, Moscow, and Georgia The Colours (Book 3, published April 2021). Set in Nice, Monaco, Marseille, elsewhere on the French Riviera, and Arles The Secret Meaning of Blossom (Book 4, published August 2021). Set in Tokyo and Japan with scenes in Italy, London and Taipei. Spies Without Borders (Book 5, published January 2022). Set in Budapest, with scenes elsewhere in Hungary and in Italy. Short Stories: Trade Winds - a prequel set in the Philippines featuring John Fairchild Crusaders - a prequel set in Croatia featuring Rose ClarkeBoth short stories are available as free downloads to anyone joining my mailing list - see my website tmparris.com.
Features & Highlights
- When her brother disappears in Japan, she realises she's not the only one with secrets.
- Ambitious British spy Rose Clarke wants to focus on the job she does best and save lives. But a bizarre postcard from her brother in Japan makes her fear for his safety. When she tries to find him she discovers that the anonymous group pursuing him is much more dangerous than she could have imagined.Plunged into a world of manga cosplayers and the yakuza, she is forced to accept help from cynical information mercenary and entrepreneur John Fairchild, who is intent on uncovering the secrets of his own past. Their stories are already becoming more closely linked, and their presence in Japan precipitates a far greater danger. The FBI gets involved and Fairchild's loyalties are called into question. In her desperation to protect her family, has Rose placed her trust in the wrong person?Featuring hackers, encryption and crypto currency, The Secret Meaning of Blossom is vividly set in quirky modern day Tokyo where naive innocents are caught up with some of the most dangerous and ruthless criminals in the world. A spy novel with a difference for fans of Daniel Silva, John Le Carre, Mick Herron and the Bourne films!Book Four in the Clarke and Fairchild series of international spy thrillers.
