“Thrillers written with a wry sense of irony in the mean-streets, fast-car, tough-talk tradition of Elmore Leonard. Needham has found acclaim as one of the best-selling English-language writers in Asia.”
—The Edge (Singapore)
Jack Shepherd was sick of Washington politics, sick of corporate law, and even a little sick of himself. So he hit the road looking for a new start, made a couple of wrong turns, and somehow wound up in Hong Kong. Now he needs a job, and being General Chalerm Kitnarock’s lawyer is a job, so he takes it.
Shepherd could certainly have done a lot worse for himself. Charlie Kitnarok is the world’s ninety-eighth richest man. He rules an international corporate empire and controls billions in personal assets. But he’s also a former prime minister of Thailand now living in exile in Dubai, and when he’s not making money he’s plotting his return to political power.
For Shepherd, that could be a real problem because Thailand already has another prime minister; and to the surprise of practically everyone, particularly Shepherd, the new Thai prime minister is Kathleeya Srisophon. Shepherd and Kate once had a brief relationship, and for him that could really complicate the hell out of trying to be Charlie’s lawyer.
It would get particularly messy if, as Shepherd suspects, Charlie is smuggling arms to his supporters and intends to assassinates Kate and use the Thai army to seize control of the country. Can Shepherd keep his two friends from destroying each other and prevent Thailand from sliding into chaos?
Thailand is hurtling closer and closer to a bloody civil war. And as unlikely as it sounds, Jack Shepherd may be the only person on earth who can stop it.
