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On a frozen frontier on the Korean peninsula, a field agent waits for his contact to cross from the North. In Beijing, a prominent Chinese scientist takes refuge in the US embassy. In Washington, a US senator creates an elaborate smokescreen about illegal arms sales to Sri Lanka while he uses his daughter-in-law to operate an illicit business in nuclear secrets. In Langley, a young CIA agent delivers coffee to his boss in a china cup and saucer and by doing so opens the door for his career to flourish. Chinese Take-out spins a web of tense international intrigue - spies, exploitation, high finance, illegal movement of nuclear materials through sham companies - against the backdrop of a growing undercurrent in the Chinese democracy movement which periodically erupts with interesting consequences. A chance snippet of information and a suspicious mind lead to a complicated tale of detection involving lust, love and high-tech espionage in the remote US wilderness, an ex-agent who runs a dude ranch for the CIA and intense activity on a number of fronts for a team of covert operatives. Woven into the tale is the story of a Chinese scientist who breaks all the rules and somehow survives as he pursues his love of the saxophone and democracy and somehow becomes part of a US Air Force jazz band performing at a festival in the UK. This fast-moving thriller will take you around the world and keep you gripped to the very last page.

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The most compelling stories have multiple challenges. This one is no exception. - Sharon Lippincott via Amazon Mathie weaves his quirky sense of humour into the tale that adds to both the development of the characters and my enjoyment of the book. - Yvonne Hertzberger via Amazon With two complex interwoven stories, the book maintains suspense, switching between story lines. The reader moves between high-flying naval and air force personnel, government agents, wire-tapping experts and the President himself. - Margaret Sutherland via Amazon

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Ian Mathie spent his childhood and early school years in Africa and Asia. After a short service commission in the RAF, he returned to Africa as a rural development officer working for the British government and a number of other agencies. He continued visiting Africa and Asia for work and personal interest until health considerations curtailed his travelling. He now lives in south Warwickshire with his wife and dog. He is the author of five volumes of memoir collectively known as the African Memoir Series. Chinese Take-out is his first novel.

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