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The Solid Gold Buddha
The robbery of the century…
There is a solid gold Buddha in Bangkok and Bernard Miller is going to steal it.
Not the entire thing, of course… only 5 million pounds’ worth.
His wife is dead and his son has an expensive and life-threatening disease.
If Miller can’t get the gold quickly he won’t be able to afford his son’s treatment.
At this point, Miller will do anything.
Luckily, he’s amassed a rag-tag group with just as little to lose: a failed American sculptor, a penniless theatre owner and a debt-ridden businessman.
But of course it won’t be that easy: Miller and his men will need to outwit the police force, a mob boss and somehow get the Buddha out of one of the most revered temples in all of Bangkok.
If they manage that they’ll split the gold four ways… if they haven’t betrayed each other first…
The Solid Gold Buddha is a gripping literary thriller filled with suspense and action that will keep you gripped.
W. H. Canaway was born in 1925 in Cheshire, England, and wrote eighteen novels in thirty years, combining adventure, natural history, and a love of the outdoors. His novel Sammy Going South was made into a film in 1963.
There is a solid gold Buddha in Bangkok and Bernard Miller is going to steal it.
Not the entire thing, of course… only 5 million pounds’ worth.
His wife is dead and his son has an expensive and life-threatening disease.
If Miller can’t get the gold quickly he won’t be able to afford his son’s treatment.
At this point, Miller will do anything.
Luckily, he’s amassed a rag-tag group with just as little to lose: a failed American sculptor, a penniless theatre owner and a debt-ridden businessman.
But of course it won’t be that easy: Miller and his men will need to outwit the police force, a mob boss and somehow get the Buddha out of one of the most revered temples in all of Bangkok.
If they manage that they’ll split the gold four ways… if they haven’t betrayed each other first…
The Solid Gold Buddha is a gripping literary thriller filled with suspense and action that will keep you gripped.
W. H. Canaway was born in 1925 in Cheshire, England, and wrote eighteen novels in thirty years, combining adventure, natural history, and a love of the outdoors. His novel Sammy Going South was made into a film in 1963.
- GenresAdventure
208 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1979
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W.H. Canaway
23 books6 followers(1925-1988)
William Hamilton Canaway, known as W.H. Canaway, also known as Bill Canaway, was the author of novels that combined adventure with natural history and a love of the outdoors.
William Hamilton Canaway, known as W.H. Canaway, also known as Bill Canaway, was the author of novels that combined adventure with natural history and a love of the outdoors.
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January 4, 2019
What a freaking awesome story! You have most of the deadly sins, morality, and action in one story. And all to save a lil boy that has suffered heartache and tribulations. If I had the math wits Miller has in a character to pull off a heist, I would've done the same thing for my kid. I didn't know who the antagonist were going to be, but when the treachery began, the drama and action made the story just as exciting and mysterious. All the time after the last show, I'm thinking "Where is the gold!? ". Everything about this story was on point, and it was definitely a full length novel with all the fixings of a world wind read. Everybody got their share, some more than others in the long run.
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