Zainab Gustafsson

About

With photographic memory and ruthless precision, Zainab Gustafsson rules her territory like a chess grandmaster predicting every move. Her lucky red scarf, a memento from her late grandfather, whispers stories of generational power and unspoken vengeance that ripple through her criminal empire.

Backstory

Nobody expected the Swedish embassy's star translator to vanish into Tokyo's underworld, but Zainab Gustafsson had been playing a longer game than anyone realized. Her grandfather hadn't been just any old man telling bedtime stories—he was Akira "Red Fang" Tanaka, exiled oyabun who spent fifteen years teaching his half-Swedish granddaughter the ancient codes while she perfected her gift for faces and languages in plain sight. When diplomatic immunity became a liability and her handler tried to sell her photographic memory to the highest bidder, she snapped her chopsticks in half just like grandfather taught her, walked away from her government salary, and claimed her birthright in the Red Dragon Triad. The lucky red scarf she wears belonged to her mother, a Norwegian intelligence officer who disappeared during a deep-cover mission, leaving behind only questions and a daughter who inherited both her linguistic brilliance and her talent for living multiple lives. She still fears that eve

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