This is the novel Hunter's fans have been waiting for....genius.

Compelling, exciting, and satisfying

Hunter is a great entertainer, one of our finest practitioners of the classic blood-soaked and propulsive American thriller. With fluid, confident prose he writes big stories of a man, mostly alone, who must go forth for us all and slay the dragon.

Mr. Hunter writes [fight scenes] as well as, or better, than anyone in the business....I have only one major problem with Mr. Hunter: He doesn't write often enough.

Bob Lee Swagger, retired marine master sniper and hero of bestseller Hunter's 1993 thriller, Point of Impact...returns in this riveting homage to the myth of the samurai....While the action builds to the inevitable climax, the joy of the journey will keep readers turning the pages.

Moves with the unrelenting pace of a machine gun. The action sequences are written with military precision, and the mystery of the sword is compelling. Hunter keeps the action pumping, and the reader will have no problem turning pages.

Hunter has a cinematic sense of story and combat and The 47th Samurai kept me glued to the screen until the final credits.

Put this one on your "must-read" list.

Delivers chills and thrills....Hunter, who has written such snapping books as Point of
Impact and Hot Springs, is terrific with plot, action and attention to detail.

Hunter's a pro at research-in particular, of the gruesome aspects of killing. He brings that compulsion for detail to the samurai sword, its history and its place in Japanese society over the centuries.

Winslow is a sensational writer ... Won't disappoint under any circumstances

Action sequences that put your heart into your mouth ... Vegas nights, floating orgies, shakedowns and shootings galore all feature in this superb novel ... The ending will blow you away