
Some men take to gun-running because they have a longing for danger & adventure Girija Krishnan an Indian clerk is not one of them Deep in the Malayan jungle Girija stumbles on a cache of arms hidden during the communist insurgency Selling the arms will help Girija achieve his lifelong dream of founding a transport company Two American tourists in the Far East find more adventure than they bargained for when they get entangled in Girija's plans Greg & Dorothy Nilsen had wanted to go on an adventurous trip to see some out-of-the-way places So when Mr Tan in Hong Kong asks Greg to travel to Singapore & help with a business deal Greg is surprisingly receptive All he has to do is sign some papers & collect a handsome fee
- but this is Greg's first step into the dangerous world of post-colonial rebellions Chinese gun smugglers & Islamic revolutionaries This classic thriller won the Crime Writers' Association gold dagger in 1959