The most exciting installment to the Edgar Award winning Samurai Mystery
series. When a man with a tattoo covering his back is found floating in
the water at a rice ceremony, Seikei and Judge Ooka know it's a bad
omen. Soon there are seven of these men with partial tattoos on their
backs. All different, all dead, all seemingly unrelated - except for the
tattoos. It becomes apparent these men are not just carrying body art,
but a treasure map...to what? And why is carrying this map so mortally
dangerous? Seikei must find and assemble all seven tattoos to find the
answer. And the path to a most terrifying destination.