The Japanese brutally conquered many nations during WW II, and they stole billions of dollars worth of gold, silver, artwork and precious jewelry from each country. When the U.S. submarine blockage of Japan prevented this rapidly accumulating wealth from being shipped to the homeland, billions of dollars worth of this treasure was hidden in the Philippines. Seventy years after the war most of the plundered wealth has still not been recovered, and many are still looking for it. The plan was for Japan to retrieve it after the war, but Marcos got to some of it first. The Japanese imperial family also wanted this fortune and worked a deal with underworld to recover the wealth.
A stranger calls on Gordon McNeill and brings up the subject of immense hidden treasure in the Philippines. Japanese organized crime realizes this has happened, and orders a series of assassinations of everyone this man talked to, including Gordon. Gordon and his security company of former Navy SEALs get sucked into the Japanese underworld as they search for the people who ordered his death.
In this action packed suspense novel that spans from the opening of World War II in Asia until present times, the reader will first witness the intense fighting in China when Japan invades to start their plundering of Asia. The action will also take the reader through the underworld in Japan where the SEALs matchup against the Japanese yakuza. The story continues to the Philippines where the gold is hidden and another killer waits for Gordon and his team. This novel will keep you on the edge of your seat.
