Triad

Opium #3

by Dennis Shay

Dr. Ben Darris in St. Louis dies on the operating table. Lo! As his spirit speeds along that 'tunnel toward the light,' he is sidetracked by a rugged fellow from the hereafter who begs help for his wife in Oregon, who is in danger. Ben is resuscitated before the stranger can relate all. Alive again, he researches for but finds no record of that fellow or his wife. The first of many synchronicities prompts Ben to fly to the West Coast and continue the search. What Ben finds in Oregon is multifaceted and more deadly than anything he is prepared for. Racing to escape, he is hotly pursued by both the law and nefarious criminal forces. And the cargo he must carry off with him all but guarantees he will be brutally tortured to death if caught. Was that tunnel transporting him to 'the light' in fact headed for Heaven or Hell?

Genres: Thriller, Crime, Historical Fiction

253 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

Reviews

[SUNNY C. H. Tam · Rating 4 out of 5]

LET PEOPLE LIVING IN OTHER COUNTRIES KNOW WELL ABOUT HONG KONG MAFIA AND HOW THE HONG KONG COLONIAL POLICE HANDLES THEM. VERY INTERESTING AND MAKE YOU UNWILLINGLY TO QUIT

[Lindsey L. Fay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read all 5 books in the series. Each one couldn't wait to see what happens next. I'm not typically a series book reader either. This one had everything.

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good Read

Mr. Falconer, author of SILK ROAD, is my 'go to' author. When I want to be assured of a good read, I go to him. TRIAD was about the opium trade originating in China that ended up on the streets of the United States. It was an interesting read with very few errors. It reads slowly through the first half, after that it reads with a full head of steam. The author's writing mechanics were excellent, but his descriptive powers surpass excellency! He draws the reader into the sounds, people, places, action and every other noun in the book. I admit to being confused about the book's title. TRIAD or CHASING the DRAGON? They are the same book.

Thank you, Mr. Falconer, for a good read.

[Irene Adam · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received a free advance e-copy of this book from the author and have chosen of my own free will to post a review. This is the second book in the Opium series. This book is dark full of intrigue, murder, drugs, action, suspense, adventure, and thrills. There is a cop who is an informant and an American DEA agent with a horrific secret looking for revenge. It is obvious that Colin has spent a great deal of time researching The Triads. ‘Chasing the Dragon’ is another well written historical thriller with an amazing plot by Colin Falconer. The characters are well developed. This is a keeper and well worth the read. I look forward to reading more from Colin Falconer in the future.

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

I recommend the book.
I lost my original review along the way. This book is about the heroin trade between China and The United States. The people in the book are not fun characters and the subject matter certainly is not fun reading. So why keep reading? Because Colin Falconer wrote this book about a subject that is real and menacing. His book was like a bus running from heaven to hell and back again, and I could not get off that bus. This book is full of language and sex, but they are appropriately used. His mechanics are excellent.

Thank you, Mr. Falconer, for a good read.

[Heart Edith · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was one of the best books i read so far. Brilliant. Love the female characters: dominant and sexy. Every story was really interesting. The only thing i'm quite unsatisfied about is the ending. There was a mix of dynamic scenes and when you really wanted to see what happens, the narrator would introduce another storyline, quite static. Still a really great book.

[Lena Donan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Drsná vizáž deväťdesiatych rokov, prenasledujúca minulosť, Čína plná bieleho prášku - na rozdávanie, sekáčik na ľad ako hlavná kulisa a vražedné komentáre v oddelení závažných zločinov. Taaak, vo tom to je, přátelé.

[Darien McCormack · Rating 4 out of 5]

This though enjoyable, needed a jolly good tidy up. Often, I had to reread an opening paragraph and reorder in my head for comprehension. He never seems to describe a person, rather their apparel. Giving a disturbing mental picture of people with no faces!

[Richard & Michele Allen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read!!

However, story lines often interrupted by awkward sentence structure,i.e., Repeating words and phrases, misspelled words, dangling participles and grammatical errors.

[Mary Heckel Hicks · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book

Did not like that wife and baby was killed but really got better good readers will like.very suspenseful
Mary Hicks

[Alan Porter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Highly recommended...