RIDING THE SNAKE

As Hong Kong is set to be transferred from Great Britain to China, a vicious criminal triad infiltrates the highest reaches of government. Wheeler Cassidy, the ultimate playboy, and Tanisha Williams, LAPD, are caught in a web of murder and deception that stretches to the U.S. government and the L.A.P.D. Boyd Gaines captures the fear and tension in a gravelly voice that grows fiercer as the action increases. As the listener is enfolded in the mystery, Gaines's voice disappears into the background, bringing the dramatic conclusion to the fore. M.B.K. (c) AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine [Published: APR/MAY 02]