title: The Kensei: A Lawson Vampire Novel
author:  Jon F. Merz 
description: Fast-moving but predictable, this horror-thriller hybrid takes heroic vampire secret agent Lawson (last seen in 2003's The Syndicate) to Japan in search of some R&amp;R: namely, advanced martial arts training at his favorite dojo and a passionate rendezvous with Talya, a former KGB assassin. First, Lawson gets into trouble with the Yakuza while thwarting a murder on a train; then he learns that Talya needs his help to wipe out a vicious organ-trafficking ring. Both matters set him on a collision course with the Kensei, an albino vampire crime lord who wants to create an army of warriors and--what else?--conquer the world. The fight scenes are vivid and convincing, as are the glimpses of nontourist Japan. However, Lawson's constant, relentlessly macho patter may irritate readers even sooner than it does the Kensei, and the plot and characters are drearily familiar. (Jan.) <br />(c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC.  All rights reserved.
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  The Invoker
  
  by
  
  
  Jon F. Merz
  
  
  Don't miss these other Lawson Vampire Adventures!
  
  
  ### The Fixer
  
  
  The Invoker
  
  
  The Destructor
  
  
  The Syndicate
  
  
  The Courier
  
  
  The Kensei
  
  
  Visit the author on his website: [Jon F. Merz](http://www.jonfmerz.net)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # Table of Contents
  
  
  Chapter One
  
  
  [Chapter Two](index_split_002.html#filepos16375)
  
  
  [Chapter Three](index_split_003.html#filepos28492)
  
  
  [Chapter Four](index_split_004.html#filepos50670)
  
  
  [Chapter Five](index_split_005.html#filepos63898)
  
  
  [Chapter Six](index_split_006.html#filepos74806)
  
  
  [Chapter Seven](index_split_007.html#filepos95040)
  
  
  [Chapter Eight](index_split_008.html#filepos110072)
  
  
  [Chapter Nine](index_split_009.html#filepos135192)
  
  
  [Chapter Ten](index_split_010.html#filepos145569)
  
  
  [Chapter Eleven](index_split_011.html#filepos161043)
  
  
  [Chapter Twelve](index_split_012.html#filepos178241)
  
  
  [Chapter Thirteen](index_split_013.html#filepos200938)
  
  
  [Chapter Fourteen](index_split_014.html#file