{"product_id":"ghosts-of-kurosawa-asghar-ali-9781971090061","title":"Ghosts of Kurosawa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne assassin. One virus. One chance to stop the end of humanity.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive years ago, Ryō killed his Yakuza partner Niko-after watching him murder the woman he loved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow living as Hiroshi Ichihara, a quiet college student, he's buried his past. A second chance. A normal life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil a first date shatters everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForced to reveal himself, Ryō discovers the impossible: Niko is alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorse, he's united the Yakuza clans and engineered a CRISPR virus that could destroy the world. Only one person can stop him-the assassin Ryō swore he'd never become again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut there's a price. Every kill awakens the darkness inside him, the bloodlust that made him Tokyo's most feared killer. The more he fights, the more his humanity slips away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith Ayako Yanagi-a brilliant doctor caught in the crossfire-as his only ally, Ryō must return to Tokyo's underworld to infiltrate Niko's genetically enhanced army and stop the virus before it's unleashed. But defeating his former brother-in-arms may cost him the one thing he's fought to keep: his soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan he save the world without becoming the monster he fears most?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Asghar Ali\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1971090069\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781971090061\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vagrant Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 434\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d","brand":"Asghar Ali","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48874654499071,"sku":"9781971090061","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ghosts-of-kurosawa-asghar-ali-9781971090061","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}