Jake Needham Reihenfolge der Bücher (Chronologisch)

Jack Shepherd was sick of Washington politics, sick of corporate law, and even a little sick of himself. So he hit the road looking for a new start, made a couple of wrong turns, and somehow wound up in Hong Kong. Now he needs a job, and being General Chalerm Kitnarock’s lawyer is a job, so he takes it.Shepherd could certainly have done a lot worse for himself. Charlie Kitnarok is the world’s ninety-eighth richest man. He rules an international corporate empire and controls billions in personal assets. But he’s also a former prime minister of Thailand now living in exile in Dubai. When he’s not making money, he’s plotting his return to political power.For Shepherd, that could be a real problem. Thailand already has a prime minister, and she's a woman with whom Shepherd once had a brief relationship. It will get particularly messy if, as Shepherd suspects, Charlie is smuggling arms to his supporters and intends to use the Thai army to seize control of the country. Can Shepherd keep his two friends from destroying each other and prevent Thailand from sliding into chaos?Thailand is hurtling closer and closer to a bloody civil war. And as unlikely as it may sound, Jack Shepherd is probably the only person on earth who can stop it.

Plato Karsarkis, once a celebrated figure, faces a dramatic fall from grace after being indicted for smuggling Iraqi oil and charged with racketeering and espionage, alongside a potential murder cover-up. As he flees the U.S. ahead of the FBI, the media frenzy escalates. Jack Shepherd, a former American lawyer seeking a quiet life in Bangkok, unexpectedly encounters Karsarkis in a Phuket bar. The fugitive seeks Shepherd’s help to secure a presidential pardon, leveraging his connections to the White House. However, U.S. Marshals are also in Phuket, intent on capturing Karsarkis for trial, and they want Shepherd to assist in their trap. Initially wishing to be left alone, Shepherd's resolve crumbles when he uncovers a disturbing secret that drags him back into the treacherous world he thought he had escaped. The Marshals’ true mission in Phuket is not merely to arrest Karsarkis but to eliminate him. As the stakes rise, Shepherd finds himself entangled in a web of friendship, betrayal, and violence, forcing him to confront his past and the dangerous game unfolding around him.