A father, separated from his wife and estranged from Charlie, the daughter he doted on, is abruptly informed that Charlie is being held in a Thai prison on a smuggling charge that could carry a death sentence. To Dan, intelligent, well read, and working class, there is no choice but to go rescue her. With Mick, his pub friend, and Phil, his evangelical Christian son, they make a motley trio, earnest and grossly unprepared, and they discover not Charlie in prison but a girl who has stolen her passport. Foolishly, bravely, they secure a guide and head into the jungle to Charlie's last-known location. They do find her, as well as drug dealers, honorable peasants, local sorcerers, and thugs, and they also confront aspects of themselves never before experienced. This is a mixed bag of a book, part thriller, part male- bonding story, and part father's revelation, that ultimately explores how far people will go, and what demons they will face, to save who and what they love.
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Jonathan LethemI won't say that Graham Joyce deserves to find a wide audience in America; rather I think the American audience deserves to find him.
Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Sharp, short, and terrifying...Surprisingly moving...a thoroughly frightening and foreign adventure.
The Times (London)Vividly imagined...[A] journey to redemption...described with unsentimental conviction and a sure narrative touch.
