Someone is taking over Kato's mind and body. Someone called "Mr. Karma." Someone long dead. Canadians Kato and his friend Greg are having nightmares about a bloody murder that happened 31 years ago in Chinatown. One dreams he's the victim and the other dreams he's the killer. Tragedy strikes and Kato moves to Portland, Oregon and joins a Buddhist monastery to live his life in peace and quiet contemplation. But the dreams are continuing--the blood, the small room, the sword, the cracked mirror--and the guilt.

Just when it couldn't get any worse, Ping, master of brutal gouquan, dog style kung fu is given an order that he can't refuse. If he fails at his mission in Portland, the price he pays will be far worse than losing his life. Veteran Homicide Detective Sam Reeves, a longtime martial artist, is assigned to the case, and he is about to discover that it's as outrageous as it is violent. "The author's reality-based stories are always full of rich characters and lots of surprises." "I love Christensen's fiction." "Loren's depiction of violence is realistic because he's lived it." "Fantastic story!".