Welcome to the intriguing world of an adventurous American Intelligence Agent, Colonel Sidney Forrester Mashbir (1891–1973), who spent the 1920s and 1930s in alliance with the Japanese Royal Family and other top leaders of Japan. Together, they made a valiant effort to prevent war between their nations.

In this thrilling saga, we explore the life of Mashbir, a real-life James Bond, a master spy, who pioneered the beginning of the CIA. He utilized secret diplomacy and dangerous missions to shape world events. His long career began in the early 1900s, continuing into the Atomic Age!

Mashbir so embraced the Japanese language and customs, that he came to regard himself as a samurai in spirit. Through his dedication to understanding the Japanese culture, Mashbir achieved a closer intimacy with Emperor Hirohito than any Westerner. In spite of Mashbir and his Japanese allies' courageous, peace-keeping efforts, World War II erupted. Mashbir was then forced to take a pivotal role in defeating Japan, a nation and its people whom he had so befriended.

In 2010, sixty-five years after the end of World War II, President Barack Obama awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the nation's highest civilian honor, to the thousands of mainly Nisei, Japanese Americans, who had served under Colonel Mashbir's command in a top secret intelligence organization called A.T.I.S. This award was given in recognition of their major contributions to winning that conflict.

The Emperor and the Spy, is based on the author's acquisition of Colonel Mashbir's never-before-revealed intimate letters, secret official documents, and photographs. It is a rare occasion when the personal papers of a spy come to light! These primary source materials, along with other diverse historical archives were extensively researched. This was combined with interviews with Mashbir's family, giving a window to an exciting untold story . . . The goal of this historical novel is to create an exciting and dramatic representation of the time period. To better achieve this, significant events and individuals have been included, who may or may not have been directly involved with Mashbir. 

To learn more, please visit www.TheEmperorAndTheSpy.com to explore an Illustrated Timeline Gallery, which displays many of these fascinating historical documents, photographs, and the related research that inspired the novel.