Krait

by Marc Olden

Krait, a deadly Vietnamese snake, is the pseudonym for Albert Martins who's been hiding in the underworld of an international drugs ring with his wife Fabienne for 15 years. Then he is plunged into danger by his partner Charles Hocq, a danger that reaches back into his dark past.

Genres: Thriller

288 pages, Paperback

First published August 19, 1993

About the author

Marc Olden (1933–2003) was the author of forty mystery and suspense novels. Born in Baltimore, he began writing while working in New York as a Broadway publicist. His first book, Angela Davis (1973), was a nonfiction study of the controversial Black Panther. In 1973 he also published Narc, under the name Robert Hawke, beginning a hard-boiled nine-book series about a federal narcotics agent.

A year later, Black Samurai introduced Robert Sand, a martial arts expert who becomes the first non-Japanese student of a samurai master. Based on Olden’s own interest in martial arts, which led him to the advanced ranks of karate and aikido, the novel spawned a successful eight-book series. Olden continued writing for the next three decades, often drawing on his fascination with Japanese culture and history.

Reviews

[John Grace · Rating 2 out of 5]

Known as the Gaijin sequel never published in America, now I know why. Lacks the action and tension of Olden's better books and just never really grabs the reader.