Pickup the latest from Down & Out Books today. This is the first Matt Chance thriller written by Tom Crowley.
Matt Chance, an ex US Army Ranger living in Bangkok, finds himself drafted into the middle of a deadly plot involving right wing Japanese fanatics intent on punishing China for grievances going back to the end of WW II and the loss of Japan’s preeminent position of global power. What he unravels is not only a threat to China but to the world.
Tom Crowley served as a soldier in the Vietnam War where he was wounded, and decorated for his service. During his tour of duty he developed a deep connection with Asia. When he returned to the U.S.A. he joined the protests against the war. After years of working in various Asian countries he ended up in Bangkok working for an NGO that helps street children and children and adults who are HIV positive. In his spare time he shoots pool. He is also the author of Bangkok Pool Blues, a non-fiction look at the counter culture of the pool world in Bangkok.