A man called Saxby has disappeared in Malaya and a Chinese merchant who collaborated with the Japanese during the war has been killed. It is suggested to Tom Brent that these two events might be connected. He accepts the task of looking for Saxby.

The search begins in the small town of Bukit Kallang. There he meets Teena Chang, a Eurasian girl of great beauty whose job it is to provide entertainment in the place known as The Chinese Love Pavilion. As Brent's feelings for Teena grow deeper the need to find Saxby becomes correspondingly urgent.

What begins as a search for a friend threatens to end as a man-hunt...

First published in 1960

I'll leave this Scott's book somewhere in the centre of Tallinn and hope it'll find a reader there :) With the book I'm participating pippis' 'Turistivapautus 2014' challenge :)

I wish happy reading to you who found the book!

Edit 24.7.2014: Instead of the city centre I left the book in Kadriorg Park :)