The Scent of Death

Eric Reinhold is dead--so far as the world knows. In reality, he is letting the story of his death hide the truth: that hiding behind the mask of his apparent murder, he has vowed to spend the rest of his life aiding the weak and the oppressed against the strong and cruel. Before he can begin, however, he must get word to his world-traveling ambassador father that he still lives--only to discover that his father has disappeared on a mission into the mountains of East Asia. Inquiries as to his father's whereabouts lead to a government official who soon turns up dead, and Kate Reinhold is arrested for his murder. Only the intervention of J. Edgar Hoover himself can set her free, free to embark upon a journey to the Far East on a ship where the cruise activities include murder

While Eric struggles with the question of how to hunt for his parents without disclosing his own identity, Kate and rest of the gang arrive in the Far East, only to be hounded by the Japanese secret police and attacked by Himalayan mountain bandits. And when they reach their goal, the mysterious hill kingdom of Quanyu, they realize that they have landed in the center of a plot to overthrow the crown by a mysterious warlord who may hold the fate of Eric and Kate's parents in his hands. Unsure of who to trust, surrounded by friends and enemies with unknown agendas, and with Eric's whereabouts a complete mystery, they must navigate palace intrigue, battle through attempts of their lives, and prevent the Japanese empire from stealing an ancient weapon of horrifying power that kills without a trace.

Thousands of miles from home, shadowed by spies and traitors at every step, can Eric Reinhold find his parents and keep the enemy from obtaining a weapon that has no defense--all without revealing his greatest secret?

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