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Overview

When his business card is found in the pocket of a man who has died under the wheels of a train at Shinjuku station in Tokyo, Kenneth Sharpe's life takes a turn for the worse. A freelance technology consultant usually has no business with burglary, kidnapping or murder, not to mention the overthrow of governments, but these all rapidly become disturbingly familiar parts of his life. The stakes start high, and rise higher, as Sharpe and his friends take on the might of the financial world against the backdrop of the 2008 Wall Street collapse, and the ruin of the global financial markets.

Hugh Ashton has lived in Japan for 22 years, working in the technology and financial services sectors. At the Sharpe End is his second published novel, following the acclaimed alternative history Beneath Gray Skies.

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  • ISBN-13: 9784990516536
  • Publisher: j-views
  • Publication date: 6/13/2010
  • Pages: 408
  • Product dimensions: 5.00 (w) x 8.00 (h) x 0.91 (d)

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  • Posted December 30, 2010

    Japanese Murder Mystery

    Kenneth Sharpe is chosen by someone unknown to take part in a crazy scheme that involves a facial recognition computer program and hidden behind that program a much more interesting computer program, the gifted Japanese creator of those programs, the Korean mobster family of the creator, a rogue secret agent and several other assorted police or secret agent types. Half James Bond and half Austin Powers, Kenneth Sharpe is all fun. You are caught up in this story, just as the main character, not knowing where the next surprise will come from. You can never fully trust anyone, even his friends, you can never feel that he is safe, even with the so called, good guys and even the end of the story leaves you with questions about what happened next. I found this novel about computer technology and the financial world easy to understand. I would not hesitate to recommend it to someone who does not have a computer or financial background. The book was easy to read and I looked forward to getting back to my reading when I had to be away.

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  • Posted November 18, 2010

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    Interesting Book

    The Sharpe End follows the exploits of Ken Sharpe. A British man living in Japan. Ken finds himself in possession of a secret that could change the world of finance. As Ken stumbles his way around, he finds himself in a series of tragedies. So many things happen around Ken that he story borders on being unbelievable. But the story kept me entertained. I couldn't stop reading because I had to know what happens next.

    The writing is very good but I found myself tripping over the British style of spelling and use of words. The difference in style slowed down a fast paced story. Also a lot of technical words needed to be translated for the non techie mind, causing the story to slow down further. Overall, The Sharpe End is a good read, as long as you can get past the foreign writing and word usage.

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