Half German, half Russian, Hel was raised by a Japanese general and survived Hir
oshima to become a mystic, a master of the senses, and the most deadly assassin
in the world. Nicholai has left his past behind him to live a life of isolation
in a remote mountain fortress, determined to attain a state of effortless perfec
tion known as shibumi. Then Hannah Stern arrives at his door.
Hannah needs pr
otection from a sinister organization known as the Mother Company. But, as Hel k
nows all too well, they are not easy to escape. And now they're coming after him
too.
The battle lines are drawn: ruthless power and corruption on one side,
and on the other...shibumi.
