Michael Peart

The Samui Conspiracy Michael Peart

Ambitious lawyer Ben McCann gets the opportunity to open a new law firm in the paradise island of Koh Samui in Thailand. Leaving Hong Kong and its criminal underworld behind, he heads for a new legal challenge and beach life. His first big client, a beautiful Thai oil tycoon, gets stabbed to death in her hotel bedroom... and one of Ben's expat lawyers, Paul, is the main suspect. Unless Ben can find the real killer, Paul faces the rest of his life in the notorious Bangkok Hilton jail. With only weeks remaining before the trial, Ben rallies his successful old Hong Kong legal team. Ben takes risks in battling powerful Thai families, and Government corruption. How can the lawyers find the evidence that will save Ben's reputation and Paul from a life sentence? This light-hearted thriller is set in the idyllic tourist resort of Koh Samui. Michael Peart is a retired lawyer who practiced in England, Hong Kong and Thailand. This is his second novel. His first novel, The Fanling Conspiracy, is also available.