In this heart-pounding YA mystery, teenager Claire Takata stumbles on a secret from the past and must race to outrun her father\'s dangerous legacy.
Winner of Tu Books\' New Visions Award, Ink and Ashes is a fascinating debut novel packed with romance, intrigue, and heart-stopping action..
The race to outrun her father\'s legacy reveals secrets of his past that cast ominous shadows, threatening Claire, her friends and family, her newfound love, and ultimately her life.
The discovery opens a door that should have been left closed. until she discovers that he was a member of the yakuza, a Japanese organized crime syndicate. . .
Struggling to understand why her parents kept this surprising history hidden, Claire combs through anything that might give her information about her father .
Before now, Claire never had a reason to believe they even knew each other.
But on the anniversary of his death, she finds a letter from her deceased father to her stepfather.
Claire Takata has never known much about her father, who passed away ten years ago.
In this heart-pounding YA mystery, teenager Claire Takata stumbles on a secret from the past and must race to outrun her father\'s dangerous legacy