Noble Lies

For Mark Rohr, a decorated Desert Storm vet, the last ten years have been filled with countless misadventures and shady jobs, like his current stint as a bouncer at a nameless whorehouse bar in Thailand. When the beautiful and naďve Robin Antonucci arrives from the States and hires him to help find her brother Shawn, missing since the tsunami, Mark sees the chance to make some easy money: guide her around until she gets bored or until the money runs out and she heads home. But the job sours when they meet the stunning Thai prostitute Pim, who claims to be Shawn's wife. Within hours, two men are dead and Jarin, southern Thailand's most notorious gangster, wants Mark to pay. Getting away with Robin and Pim, plus an old man and a small boy-the only members of Pim's family to survive the tsunami-might prove impossible. With nowhere to hide and no idea where they are heading, the group sets off around the Thai coast, racing through beach resorts and remote villages, just one step ahead of Jarin's men.... An insatiable traveler and occasional scuba diver, Charles Benoit continues his worldwide quest to find the perfect martini. When not on the road, Charles and his wife Rose live in exotic upstate New York. Noble Lies is Benoit's third novel, following the Edgar-nominated Relative Danger and Out of Order. www.charlesbenoit.com