A J.P. Beaumont Mystery Japanese businessman Tadeo Kurobashi had many passions, including computers, poetry, money, and Samurai lore. So his suicide method of choice would naturally be the ancient art of seppuku--what the uninitiated would call 'hara-kiri'. But despite the bloody Samurai sword Kurobashi clutches tightly to his lifeless hand, Seattle detective J.P. Beaumont senses the dead software magnate played a less active role in his own demise. Glaring errors have been made in the time-honored Asian death ritual--which has Beau looking for someone with a less traditional passion...for cold-blooded homicide.