Bill Cameron: May 2008 Archives

Poke Rafferty is back. If you already met Tim Hallinan's travel writer in last year's A Nail Through The Heart, you know the treat you're in for. If you haven't, the new Poke Rafferty thriller, The Fourth Watcher, may turn out to be your most delightful and exciting discovery this year.

After a successful run as the author of the Looking For Trouble rough travel guides, Poke is ready to settle into a more tranquil and less perilous family life in Bangkok with the lovely Rose and his adopted daughter Miaow. But trouble sinks its teeth into Poke once again in the form of a man from Poke's past carrying forged IDs and rubies and being chased by the Chinese mob. Add in troubles with North Korean counterfeiters and an American Secret Service agent with a hard-on for Poke and things couldn't get much worse. Described by Publishers Weekly in a starred review as, "Stellar," with "smooth prose, appealing characters and a twisting, action-filled plot make this thriller a stand-out," The Fourth Watcher is sure to please.