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L. M. (“Mark”) Weeks* is uniquely qualified to write this international legal thriller.

Like Torn, Mark was born in Alaska and for many years has practiced law in Tokyo, representing technology companies from all over the world in connection with their fundraising, intellectual property matters, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, and related disputes. For more than 10 years, Mark was the managing partner of the Tokyo office of the global law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP.

He speaks, reads, and writes fluent Japanese, was an International Rotary Club exchange student to Japan during his senior year, and graduated from International Christian University, a Japanese liberal arts college. Mark attended Fordham University School of Law in New York City, where he practiced law for almost sixteen years before relocating to Orrick’s Tokyo office in 2004. During his formative years in Japan, Mark earned a black belt in aikido.

Also, like Torn, he is an avid motorcyclist, and his adult son is biracial and bilingual and lives in Tokyo. In addition to riding motorcycles and writing, Mark’s other passion is saltwater fly fishing.

*International law nerds would recognize L. M. Weeks as L. Mark Weeks, who practices international law in Japan.

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Bottled Lightning by L . M . Weeks

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“Weeks excels at keeping the intensity impressively high throughout… a memorable work that would make for a stirring start to a series.”
—Kirkus Reviews

 

An intriguing client. A passionate attorney. A deadly game.

Top global technology lawyer Tornait “Torn” Sagara knows he shouldn’t get involved with his beautiful client, Saya Brooks, whose revolutionary lightning-on-demand invention will solve climate change and render all other energy sources obsolete. But their shared connection as hafu (half Japanese, half American) draws them irresistibly together.

Saya’s technology could save the world, but what’s good for the planet is bad news for those who profit from the status quo. Now, someone wants to stop Saya from commercializing her invention and will go to any lengths—even murder—to do so. When Torn takes Saya for a spin on his motorcycle, they are viciously attacked. That death-defying battle on a crowded Tokyo expressway is only the start of Torn’s wild ride.

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