Deshi: a Martial Arts Thriller - Softcover

Donohue, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0451412087 ISBN 13: 9780451412089

Publisher: Onyx Books, 2006

Synopsis

Drawn into a murder investigation involving a martial arts master who has created a powerful new discipline with roots in Tibetan mysticism and the samurai arts, Connor Burke pursues leads to the master's mountain temple and faces a deadly challenge. Reprint.

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Review:

"A terrific action thriller."--"USA Today""Donohue crisply and elegantly blends Japanese martial arts and urban New York in his assured debut...Both mystery buffs and martial arts fans will be well rewarded." --"Publishers Weekly" (starred review)"The plot is original and crafty...The characters are fresh and interesting...The dialogue is sharp, the narrative polished far beyond the usual first-novel quality, and the story is entirely absorbing." --"Booklist" (starred review)"A terrific action thriller...You know you're reading a well-told story when it leaves you hungry for more, and that is precisely what the author has accomplished." - USA Today "Every page is infused with insider knowledge and a deep love for the more rarified expressions of traditional Japanese warrior culture...Aficionados will appreciate the rigorous level of authority, while readers who wouldn't know which end of a sword to pick up will enjoy the exotic milieu." - Penthouse Magazine

About the Author:

John Donohue has a black belt in both karate and kendo and has studied various Asian martial arts disciplines (judo, aikido, iaido, and taiji) for over 25 years. A nationally recognized authority on the martial arts, he is also an associate editor of the Journal of Asian Martial Arts and the author of four non-fiction books on the martial arts and the critically-acclaimed martial arts thriller SENSEI. He lives in Youngstown, NY.

About this edition

• Publisher: Onyx Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0451412087
• ISBN 13: 9780451412089
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 276