A man will do many things for the woman he loves
A mysterious man requests a private meeting with Hardington Tachman, university professor and naval intelligence officer. The visitor weaves a tale of intrigue that propels Hardtack, as he is better known, across the Pacific from Mexico to China – in pursuit of a missing weapon of mass destruction.
On the journey, Hardtack falls in love with Mei Li, an exotic young Chinese-American who is kidnapped in Hong Kong and disappears into the clutches of the Chinese mafia. Hardtack tracks her across China, while becoming ensnared in a plot to entangle the US in a war with China.
This page-turning thriller unfolds toward a climax in the sordid brothels of Taipei, culminating in a final reckoning.
This is the first in a new series featuring the adventures of the memorable Hardtack.
- ISBN10 1780885768
- ISBN13 9781780885766
- Publish Date 1 September 2013 (first published 1 June 2013)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 26 May 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Troubador Publishing
- Imprint Matador
- Format Paperback
- Pages 424
- Language English