| A Nail Through the Heart: A Novel of Bangkok Contributor(s): Hallinan, Timothy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061257222 ISBN-13: 9780061257223 Publisher: William Morrow & Company OUR PRICE: $13.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2008 Annotation: Poke Rafferty was writing offbeat travel guides for the young and terminally bored when Bangkok stole his heart. Now the American expat is assembling a new family with Rose, the former go-go dancer he wants to marry, and Miaow, the tiny, streetwise urchin he wants to adopt. But trouble in the guise of good intentions comes calling just when everything is beginning to work out. Poke agrees to take in Superman, Miaow's troubled and terrifying friend from the gutter. Then he agrees to help locate a distraught Aussie woman's missing uncle and accepts a generous payment to find a blackmailing thief. No longer gliding carelessly across the surface of a culture he doesn't really understand, suddenly Poke is plodding through dark and unfamiliar terrain--and everything and everyone he loves is in terrible danger. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Asian American - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense - Fiction | Action & Adventure |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2006047085 |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 5.44" W x 8.03" (0.67 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Poke Rafferty was writing offbeat travel guides for the young and terminally bored when Bangkok stole his heart. Now the American expat is assembling a new family with Rose, the former go-go dancer he wants to marry, and Miaow, the tiny, streetwise urchin he wants to adopt. But trouble in the guise of good intentions comes calling just when everything is beginning to work out. Poke agrees to take in Superman, Miaow's troubled and terrifying friend from the gutter. Then he agrees to help locate a distraught Aussie woman's missing uncle and accepts a generous payment to find a blackmailing thief. No longer gliding carelessly across the surface of a culture he doesn't really understand, suddenly Poke is plodding through dark and unfamiliar terrain--and everything and everyone he loves is in terrible danger. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hallinan, Timothy: - Timothy Hallinan is the author of nine widely praised books: eight novels--including the Bangkok thrillers featuring Poke Rafferty--and a work of nonfiction. Along with his wife, Munyin Choy, he divides his time equally between Los Angeles, California, and Southeast Asia. |