Black Blade (novel)

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Black Blade
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Author Eric Van Lustbader
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre Thriller novel
Publisher HarperCollins
Publication date
July 1992
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages464 pp
ISBN 0-00-223930-2
OCLC 26633263

Black Blade is a thriller novel written by Eric Van Lustbader. It was published in 1992.

Contents

Plot summary

In New York City, a series of murders begin. In Washington, a plot conceived at the highest levels of American government is at work to bring the nation of Japan to its knees. In Tokyo, a power struggle is nearing its final stages for control of the Black Blade Society, an ostensibly political cabal whose motives may encompass far more than politics. [1]

Editions

Black Blade: A Novel (paperback), Fawcett Crest Books, ISBN   0-449-22287-X

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References

  1. "Black Blade by Eric van Lustbader".