{"product_id":"chasing-the-dragon-paperback-1","title":"Chasing the Dragon - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Wightman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSingapore, 1940\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA local fisherman finds the body of a missing American archaeologist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetective Inspector Betancourt of the Singapore Marine Police is first on the scene. Something doesn't quite add up. He finds out that the archaeologist, Richard Fulbright, was close to deciphering the previously-untranslatable script on a pre-colonial relic known as the Singapore Stone. This was no accidental drowning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs there more to this case than archaeological rivalries?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetancourt also discovers that Fulbright had been having an affair. He is sure he is onto something bigger than just academic infighting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA government opium factory draws criminal interest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his investigations into the death, Betancourt finds his own life in danger, and now he has also put himself on the wrong side of British Military Intelligence, and he is unsure which set of opponents he fears the most...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 12, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41941592768647,"sku":"9781915817181","price":17.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/d0a5c17590c5af5d67c8362176919557.webp?v=1734075603","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/chasing-the-dragon-paperback-1","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}