{"product_id":"thirsty-blade-jasmine-greer-9798762553445","title":"Thirsty Blade","description":"When Indianapolis surgeon Dr. Douglas Bayliss inherits a set of antique\u003cbr\u003esurgical knives, little does he realize that their blades have been crafted from the\u003cbr\u003efragments of a Muramasa katana. Muramasa . . . the name echoes through Japanese\u003cbr\u003elegend like a malign whisper: the swordsmith whose blades were notorious for their\u003cbr\u003ethirst for blood. The scalpels' first owner, Sir Reginald Bastable, is known to history\u003cbr\u003eas Jack the Ripper, driven by the knives' bloodlust. Now Bayliss, a notorious alcoholic\u003cbr\u003eand abuser of women, falls under the Muramasas' demonic influence, and after each\u003cbr\u003etime he performs surgery with them, he prowls the red-light district in search of a\u003cbr\u003esacrifice.\u003cbr\u003eFormer State CID investigator Greg D'Amico teaches Criminal Law at Indiana\u003cbr\u003eUniversity, where beautiful young Maggie Price is taking classes toward her law\u003cbr\u003edegree. Strongly attracted to her, despite the fact that he knows she earns her tuition\u003cbr\u003eby working as a hooker, D'Amico refrains from seeking a relationship with Maggie\u003cbr\u003efor ethical reasons. However, when she consults Bayliss for a routine GYN checkup, \u003cbr\u003ehe asks her out for dinner, and they begin a torrid relationship. From that point on, \u003cbr\u003eit is merely a matter of time before Bayliss discovers that Maggie is a prostitute -\u003cbr\u003eand therefore fair prey for the Ripper and his Muramasa knives.\u003cbr\u003eAn aficionado of Japanese martial arts, D'Amico owns a priceless Yoshihiro katana, reputed to be as\u003cbr\u003epotent for good as the Muramasas are for evil. But will his skill with the sword be\u003cbr\u003eenough to save Maggie from the gruesome death that awaits her?\u003cbr\u003eThis volume includes two bonus short pieces: \"The Life-Sculptors of Beta Noire\" and \"The Portals of Proximity.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jasmine Greer,Stanley Lombardo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798762553445\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/08\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d","brand":"Jasmine Greer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49168668262655,"sku":"9798762553445","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/thirsty-blade-jasmine-greer-9798762553445","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}