By the Sword takes up the adventures of Repairman Jack directly after Bloodline .
The cult, the businessman, the Yakuza, and the Kickers are looking for the swo.
Central characters include the members of a weird Japanese cult, a young Japanese businessman and his three Yakuza bodyguards, plus Hank Thompson, the Kicker cult leader from Bloodline .
Jack is hired to find a legendary Japanese sword, a katana stolen from the Hiroshima Peace Museum and brought to New York City.
By the Sword takes up the adventures of Repairman Jack directly after Bloodline