Book 5 of the Teddy Fay novels find Teddy, Stone, Dino, Peter and Ben at the Macau film festival in China. Blackmail threats have been made against Peter and Ben with a fake video having been made. Stone wants Teddy to find out who is behind it. They all leave and Teddy remains and begins his investigation. He finds it involves a rich American casino owner, who has sway with some in Washington, a CIA agent who works with Lance, an ex-gangster, a mysterious woman and a Chinese woman that is suppose to testify against the Chinese for the American government and then be taken to America. Teddy finds himself in many situations with is life and that of the others working with him in danger. But Teddy being Teddy will stop at nothing until he figures everything out.
I love these Teddy Fay stand-alone novels and this one is okay. It’s not as good as the previous four and I am not sure exactly why. Maybe it was the setting in China or that Stone and the other characters are not in it very much. Still Teddy is a bad-ass and he’s adventures are still always fun to read.
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Worse book ever. To confusing. Loved other books by Woods but this one was awful
It wasn’t the best but not that bad.
There was something off about this book. I didn’t recognize Teddy, he wasn’t clever, he was tired. I missed the humor that is usually present in Stuart Woods books.
I agree. Read halfway and quit. Boring.
Worst Stuart Woods book yet. I am a huge fan and love his characters but I found this book boring.
I definitely think Stuart Woods did not write this book.. I think he is giving other author’s a chance to possibly take over some of thease characters.
I concur with previous comments. Book has ruined Teddy. Turned him into a tired, befuddled dupe surrounded by all these lackluster characters coming and going and doing nothing meaningful. Please send Teddy back to California.
Absolutely terrible. I couldn’t get past the first 100 pages. Every page or two, a new chapter. Double spaced and the book could be published single spaced in 100 pages. Very amateur …. poorly written by a ghost writer. I wish I could return it and get my money back.