Very Good+ Book 1 of 9: Poke Rafferty Thriller. Travel writer Poke Rafferty was good at looking for troubleâÂso good that he made a little money writing a few offbeat travel guides for the young and terminally bored. But that was before Bangkok stole his heart. Now the expat American is happily playing family with Rose, the former go-go dancer he wants to marry, and with Miaow, the wary street child he wants to adopt. Yet just when everything is beginning to work out, trouble comes looking for Poke in the guise of good intentions. First he takes in Miaow's friend, a troubled and terrifying street urchin named Superman. Then he agrees to find a distraught Aussie woman's missing uncleâÂand accept an old woman's generous payment to find a blackmailing theif. Soon, these three seemingly disparate events begin to overlap, pulling Poke deeper into dark, unfamiliar terrain. Gradually he realizes that he's been gliding across the surface of a culture he really doesn't understandâÂand that what he doesn't know is about to hurt him and everyone he loves. Beautifully crafted, relentlessly paced, A Nail Through the Heart is an exciting and enticing read that will leave readers hungry for more from the gifted Timothy Hallinan.
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Like New A fine hardcover copy in glazed pictorial boards with a tight binding and an unmarked text. From a private smoke free collection. Issued without a dust jacket. Shipping within 24 hours, tracking number and delivery confirmation.
Very Good Size: 88x10x132; Remainder mark on bottom of pages.
