Rotten Gold

Abby Kane FBI Thriller #18

by Ty Hutchinson

When a harmless white lie shatters your entire world.

Abby’s long-awaited visit to Southeast Asia is meant to be a happy reunion with her son, Ryan, who works for the State Department—or so she thought. The vacation starts blissfully with jungle hikes, massages, and exotic meals. Still, Abby can’t shake the feeling that something isn’t right. Ryan is hiding things, and the cracks of a perfect getaway start to show.

But when a routine meeting with a colleague spirals out of control, Abby is thrust into a world of shadowy espionage and reunited with a figure from her past. She realizes this trip isn’t just a holiday—it’s a deadly trap.

In a world where everything is rotten to the core, can Abby uncover the truth before it’s too late?

306 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 24, 2024

About the author

Ty Hutchinson is a USA Today bestselling author who writes dark, high-concept thrillers that punch hard and don't let up.

A full-time nomad since 2013, he blends real-world detail with twisted imagination to deliver binge-worthy stories—where the rules are bent, the stakes are high, and the exits are never marked.

Living everywhere and nowhere, he's drawn to strange things and peculiar people—almost always leading to one question: what if?

Reviews

[Craig Smedley · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very different Abby Kane thriller – and an excellent story. Abby is making a trip to Thailand where son Ryan is laying on a holiday based in a northern city – Chang Rai, and they are to spend time together enjoying each other’s company. And so, Abby has some fun, but there is something not quite right, and doubts about Ryan raise suspicions in her mind and then the proverbial hits the fan. Abby is tempted to investigate suspicious actions she notices but struggles with herself and her relationship with Ryan. Eventually she becomes involved in following up on her suspicions and the story takes off in a totally different direction to the normal Abby Kane thrillers, and she becomes involved with some very shady characters including a character from a previous San Francisco case.
This is an easy-to-read story that entertains with a lot of soul searching on Abby’s part and many twists and turns keeping the reader guessing.

[Manie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I actually know a couple of people that went to Thailand the past year or two, it having become quite an attractive tourist destination.
Yet there is another side to the country as well. A hidden side your average traveler won't see or experience. One that corresponds with why this country was previously so rarely visited by the Westerners.
Strangely enough, that is the side that Abby Kane did not expect to experience when visiting her son Ryan. Not in how much danger she would end up in.
Author Ty Hutchinson in Rotten Gold succeeded in catching me totally unprepared for the shenanigans and mayhem this whole trip of Abby would end up in. No supportive and smart investigations. No superior reasonings of logic to catch scoundrels and/ or law breakers.
Mostly just pure survival and lethal surprises that makes your inners cramp in sympathy of Abby.
Enjoy.

[T. Cole · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rotten Gold
Ty Hutchinson
WOW. I think this one has to be my absolute favorite. Abby finally gets to vacation with Ryan. I has been a couple years since they’ve seen each other except for calls. So she’s off to Thailand spending time in a 5 star hotel and visiting some interesting places and eating some great food.

Abby believes Ryan is CIA. Of course he can’t talked about it or confirm that he is. Another FBI agent asked Kang to have Abby deliver a package to an agent in Thailand at a coffee shop. It seems that things start going awry and Abby isn’t really sure what’s going on.
Cant say more without giving away the story. Great read!!!!!

[Chuck Mercik · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ty Hutchinson and Rotton Gold! Rotton is so far from it! Gold is close but more than that! Abby takes up Ryan on a vacation to come and see him. Mother is thrilled to go, yet son is a little mysterious since he was living at home in SF! The truth is: Is he or is he NOT? This plays through, this very fast read of 283 pages. Did he or did he NOT abduct Abby to save her from sure death? Did He or not come and make a plan to rescue his Mother. The pages turn quickly as the tension of capture and escape rise and lower like the tide in the San Francisco Bay! At times Abby is thinking I should not have left my heart in San Francsico, has my son really turned on me? Did HE? Or did HE NOT! In this fast-moving story you must find out what Ryan did and then did he or NOT! A masterful turn of the pages as Abby comes down the Mountain to her death or safety, read and find out!
This is a captivating tomb in this saga of the Expert FBI Abby Kane! Where we go from here, Ty will lead us forward as the subtitle "Abby Kane FBI Thriller Book 18" does NOT disappoint!

Sincerely,

Chuck Mercik

[Alisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Vacation time?

It was so good to see Ryan again. This time in a much bigger role. I loved how the stories intertwined. And I was so glad Abby got to take a vacation, until it wasn't a vacation anymore. Nothing like bad guys to ruin a perfectly good vacation. The twists and turns Hutchinson takes you on will keep you guessing until the end.

[Linda Hine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Always an Entertaining Read

To say I am a fan is an understatement. Although I have read all of This books they never stop being exciting.

All books can be read as a story.or series. Yes I am partial but you won't be disappointed.

[Rachel Geschke · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent

I absolutely love this series. I voraciously read everything in this series, it's one of my absolute favorite book series.

[Nora Hyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked it, engaging, but I miss Kyle and Popo