Black Blade is a thriller novel written by Eric Van Lustbader.

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

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