A gripping tale of hatred, lies, and deadly tradition featuring
Seattle detective J.P. Beaumont.
The blood at the scene belies any suggestion of an "honorable death."
Yet, to the eyes of the Seattle police, a successful Japanese software
magnate died exactly as he wished--and by his own hand, according to the
ancient rite of seppuku. Homicide Detective J.P. Beaumont can't
dismiss what he sees as an elaborate suicide, however, not when
something about it makes his flesh crawl. Because small errors in the
ritual suggest something darker: a killer who will go to extraordinary
lengths to escape detection--a fiend with a less traditional passion . .
. for cold-blooded murder.