A routine due diligence investigation in Hong Kong uncovers a trail of violence and corruption leading to the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. Based on the facts of the trade in looted Cambodian antiquities.
"Ray Sharp earns a living investigating Asian companies as possible investments for U.S. businesses. A routine probe into a Chinese art-supplies company has Ray following an antiquities smuggling ring from Hong Kong to mainland China to Cambodia. It is 1995, and art smuggling is a money maker for a Vietnamese ex-general, the Khmer Rouge, and every lowlife in Southeast Asia. What starts as a fast-paced thriller turns into a deeper social novel concerned with poverty, slavery, and the best and worst of the human condition. This will appeal to fans of John Burdett and Colin Cotterill, as well as patrons who enjoy exotic Asian settings and a mystery plot with some substance." -- Library Journal (starred review)
"A multi-course Asian feast of a novel, Grave Imports is an engaging odyssey into a world of exotic plunder, where heritage and humanity are sold down the river by zealous warlords and high-living thugs. Dig in, savor the spice, and come back for seconds." -- Dan Fesperman, author of The Prisoner of Guantanamo
Eric Stone’s most recent book is Grave Imports, the second of his thrillers set in Asia and based on true stories. The first was The Living Room of the Dead, based on a true story of the Russian traffic in prostitutes to Asia. His previous books include Wrong Side of the Wall - a true crime / sports biography. Eric worked as a journalist in the U.S. and Asia, covering everything from economics to crime; politics to sex. He once wrote an advice to the lovelorn column in a bilingual Chinese-English fashion magazine. He currently lives in Los Angeles.
