Laundry Man: The Jack Shepherd International Crime Novels, Book 1
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (774 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00L5L2DKS |
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| Number of Pages | : | 576 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Once a high-flying international lawyer, a member of the innermost circles of government power, Jack Shepherd has abandoned the savage politics of Washington for the lethargic backwater of Bangkok, where he is now just an unremarkable professor at an unimportant university in an insignificant city. A lawyer among people who laugh at the law, a friend in a land where today's allies are tomorrow's fugitives, Jack Shepherd battles the global tide of corruption, extortion and murder that is fast engulfing the new life he has made for himself in Thailand.. Or is he? A secretive Asian bank collapses under dubious circumstances. A twisting trail of deceit leads Shepherd from Bangkok to Hong Kong
Denise Klein said Bait and switch. I loved the writing, plot and locale of this book. Jack Shepherd is a fascinating lead character. So what is the problem? This book is NOT complete. THE BOOK ENDS WITHOUT NOTICE! You need to buy the next one to find out happens. Amazon should not let authors get away with this crass deception.. Finishing was an act of will. This book was not my cup of tea. If I didn't read other books alongside of this one, I never would have finished. The plot is too murky, the bad guys too unknown. I felt like I was swimming through mud.. Bradley West said Very good, clean fun. I enjoyed protagonist Jack Shepherd's first person descriptions of life in Bangkok, Hong Kong and Phuket, all of which were spot on. The author Jake Needham knows international banking well enough to write authoritatively about money laundering. Needham also writes well and the action kept coming. I put the book into the border area of "can't put it down," perhaps one step below at "sneak reading a few pages in whenever you can" category.I gave it Very good, clean fun Bradley West I enjoyed protagonist Jack Shepherd's first person descriptions of life in Bangkok, Hong Kong and Phuket, all of which were spot on. The author Jake Needham knows international banking well enough to write authoritatively about money laundering. Needham also writes well and the action kept coming. I put the book into the border area of "can't put it down," perhaps one step below at "sneak reading a few pages in whenever you can" category.I gave it 4-stars instead of five, however, on two counts. Quibbles include a plot where things (e.g. approaches by strange peop. -stars instead of five, however, on two counts. Quibbles include a plot where things (e.g. approaches by strange peop