Stepper

Fiction Espionage, Soviet. Paperback published in 1997. Tokyo, 1933. Tall, broodingly handsome, Victor Stepper is a consummate ladies' man, a brilliant journalist... and spy. As the world descends into war, Stepper collects information and sends it on to Moscow. Then he falls in love with Reiko, a Japanese woman. And Victor Stepper begins to fall apart...Stepper is a dazzling and haunting novel of espionage and erotic love. (from the book jacket)