Review: my view
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 24, 2014
rather than just give you the plot outline, I gotta say I wonder why this guy isnt as popular as Tony Hillerman was and, maybe, even Grishamhis stories are very, very entertaining. The locales (mostly asian) are always fun and well described. Those I have been to are accurately outlines.He gives his main characters a self effacing, wry sense of humor and/or sarcasm.all in all very well written and very entertainingthis one takes place in Macau and has more than one 'storyline' in the story.  I picked it up to just glance at the beginning and 2 hours later I had finished it.He knows what he writes aboutYes I read fast but this authors work tends to really zip alonguhhhh, yes this is very highly recommended and well worth the time and moneyIf you haven't already, go back and get the rest of his works ... the Big Mango is my favorite but this and the Umbrella Man are right up there