The Man With The Golden Mind

By Tom Vater,

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Detective Maier has a new case. This time it is a cold case: investigating the death of Julia Rendel's father, an East German culture attaché who was killed near a fabled CIA airbase in central Laos in 1976.

But before the detective can set off, his client is kidnapped right…

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1 author picked The Man With The Golden Mind as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

The difference in this crime novel is that the protagonist is Mailer, a German investigator working for a Euro outfit.

His knowledge of Cambodia and their culture is wonderful. I’ve been to Cambodia and only saw a thin edge of this. Mailer is by far no super tough guy but he is dogged. Even though he is experienced and realizes there might be some danger he does end up in plenty of trouble.

His enemies attempt to obfuscate his investigation physically as well as his friends and contacts. Great imaging. Vater places you in Phnom Penh and villages with sounds…

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