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Cape Island Mystery #4
Bangkok Dragons, Cape Cod Tears
When Michael Decastro gets an email from Tuki his long-gone client, the lady of ten thousand mysteries he doesn t hesitate a moment. He heads to Bangkok to find ... what? He doesn t know. To face what dangers? He hasn t imagined. All he knows is that she s beckoned, and he can t resist her call.
And now, face-to-face with Tuki and a ruby so beautiful it has its own name, Michael must make a move forward, protect Tuki, get to the bottom of her entanglement with the nak lin and see that she s safe, or run back to his father s fishing boat, hiding from the ills of the world beneath a watchcap and a raincoat.
Foolhardy, compassionate Michael hardly has to think ...
This is the follow-up to the LAMBDA-award nominated Provincetown Follies, Bangkok Blues.
And now, face-to-face with Tuki and a ruby so beautiful it has its own name, Michael must make a move forward, protect Tuki, get to the bottom of her entanglement with the nak lin and see that she s safe, or run back to his father s fishing boat, hiding from the ills of the world beneath a watchcap and a raincoat.
Foolhardy, compassionate Michael hardly has to think ...
This is the follow-up to the LAMBDA-award nominated Provincetown Follies, Bangkok Blues.
- GenresMystery
308 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2009
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Randall Peffer
28 books3 followersRandall Peffer is the author of over 300 travel-lifestyle features for magazines like National Geographic, Smithsonian, Reader's Digest, Travel Holiday, Islands and Sail; he teaches writing and literature at Philips Academy in Andover.
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August 16, 2009
I wasn't really looking for a new library book to borrow. I have enough of those, plus books of my own to read! But the title of the book and the cover were intriguing.
Publisher's description:
" When Michael Decastro gets an email from Tuki, his long-gone client, the lady of ten thousand mysteries, he doesn't hesitate a moment. He heads to Bangkok to find... what? He doesn't know. To face what dangers? He hasn't imagined. All he knows is that she's beckoned, and he can't resist her call.
Ane now face to face with Tuki and a ruby so beautiful it has its own name, Michael must make a choice: moe forward to protect Tuki, get to the bottom of her involvement with the nak lin ( cruel Thai gangsters) and see that she's safe, or run back to his father's fishing boat, hiding from the ills of the world beneath a watchcap and a raincoat.
Fooolhardy, compassionate Michael hardly has to think..."
Setting: The characters, escaping to protect a priceless ruby from getting into the wrong hands, don various disguises on a train from Bangkok into Malaysia and then on a boat to Singapore. And if you check the title, you'll see that the action also moves to Cape Cod, Mass., by plane, of course. The novel includes some violence, and has transgender themes. The writing is fast paced but often poetic, and the mystery plot is engaging, much of it character driven.
The first novel in the series - Provincetown Follies, Bangkok Blues, was nominated for the Lambda Award.
(Submitted for the Support Your Local Library Reading Challenge).
Publisher's description:
" When Michael Decastro gets an email from Tuki, his long-gone client, the lady of ten thousand mysteries, he doesn't hesitate a moment. He heads to Bangkok to find... what? He doesn't know. To face what dangers? He hasn't imagined. All he knows is that she's beckoned, and he can't resist her call.
Ane now face to face with Tuki and a ruby so beautiful it has its own name, Michael must make a choice: moe forward to protect Tuki, get to the bottom of her involvement with the nak lin ( cruel Thai gangsters) and see that she's safe, or run back to his father's fishing boat, hiding from the ills of the world beneath a watchcap and a raincoat.
Fooolhardy, compassionate Michael hardly has to think..."
Setting: The characters, escaping to protect a priceless ruby from getting into the wrong hands, don various disguises on a train from Bangkok into Malaysia and then on a boat to Singapore. And if you check the title, you'll see that the action also moves to Cape Cod, Mass., by plane, of course. The novel includes some violence, and has transgender themes. The writing is fast paced but often poetic, and the mystery plot is engaging, much of it character driven.
The first novel in the series - Provincetown Follies, Bangkok Blues, was nominated for the Lambda Award.
(Submitted for the Support Your Local Library Reading Challenge).
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