In the shadowy underworld of the Yakuza, Detective Rose goes undercover to hunt a ruthless serial killer whose gruesome murders span continents. When two men are found hanging in a shipping container, their bodies drained of blood and marked with a mysterious tiger lily tattoo, Rose's investigation leads her to Tokyo, where she infiltrates the ranks of a powerful crime syndicate. Pushed to her limits in a brutal training camp, she must navigate betrayal, violence, and her own haunting past while posing as a bodyguard for the enigmatic Yakuza chairman, Katashi Shinoda. As the killer's twisted game escalates, Rose uncovers chilling connections to an unsolved case - and a deadly conspiracy that reaches deeper than she ever imagined. With time running out and danger closing in, Rose must outwit a predator who thrives on chaos - or become his next victim. A gripping thriller of revenge, deception, and survival, Beginning of Sakura will pull you into a world where loyalty is deadly and the truth is written in blood.
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