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Travel writer Poke Rafferty, long known for the "Looking for Trouble" series, is ready to abandon his perilous adventures and settle in Bangkok with his fiancée Rose and newly adopted daughter Miaow. Yet his past refuses to let him go; a former foe appears, carrying a box of rubies, forged identity papers, and a notorious China gangster. Meanwhile, Rose becomes entangled in a North Korean counterfeiting scheme, and an off‑the‑rack U.S. Secret Service agent, eager to bring Poke to justice, adds another layer of danger. Together, Poke and his family must navigate a tangled web of crime and betrayal, using every skill he has honed in his travels to survive.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Suspense/General Suspense
Authors: Timothy Hallinan
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