A World Of Trouble: Volume 3 (The Jack Shepherd Novels) - Softcover

Needham, Jake

Softcover

ISBN 10: 616761136X ISBN 13: 9786167611365

Publisher: Half Penny Ltd, 2016

Synopsis

"A WORLD OF TROUBLE is one terrific novel. Needham displays an insider's knowledge of Thailand that may make some people here uncomfortable." - The Bangkok Post

“Mr. Needham seems to know rather more than one ought about these things.” - The Wall Street Journal

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 a lawyer for General Chalerm Kitnarock 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 Thai prime minister now living in exile in Dubai. When he’s not making money, he’s plotting his return to political power in Thailand.

For Shepherd, that could be a problem. Thailand already has a prime minister, and she's a woman with whom Shepherd once had a brief relationship. It will get particularly messy if, as Shepherd suspects, Charlie is smuggling arms to his supporters and intends to 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 may sound, Jack Shepherd may be the only person on earth who can stop it.

About this title

About the Author:

JAKE NEEDHAM is an American screen and television writer who began writing crime and spy novels set mostly in contemporary Asia when he realized how little he actually liked movies and television.

Mr. Needham has lived and worked in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Thailand for nearly thirty years. He is a lawyer by education and has held a number of significant positions in both the pubic and private sectors where he took part in a lengthy list of international operations he has absolutely no intention of telling you anything about. He, his wife, and their two sons now divide their time between homes in Bangkok and New York.

About this edition

• Publisher: Half Penny Ltd
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 616761136X
• ISBN 13: 9786167611365
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 410