Crawley liked the Brisbane of the 90s. The new buildings, the feeling that he could walk down whichever side of the street he wanted to. He likes the post-Fitzgerald changes for the most part too - new, leaner faces in government and the police. But there were worrying signs of Yakuza moving in and of the rear-guard action by the white shoe brigade. And who were the Diggers? And how did a leading Japanese businessman end up encased in cement with a length of reinforcing rod through his heart? Crawley and Huck are drawn into a conflist between the ruthless Japanese corporate world and shadowy Australian interests. Throats are cut and bodies are buried s Crawley and Huck try to stay on top of THE JAPANESE JOB...