Hong Kong 97: Memoirs of a Rogue Salesman

Corruption pays.

As the sales manager for an American firm in Hong Kong during the late 1990s, Jake Stratton has it easy. His boss is faraway in Chicago and the local distributor colludes with him to siphon off company funds. As Stratton’s ill-gotten wealth grows, he is free to spend his idle days drinking, smoking dope, and enjoying Hong Kong’s seedier side.

All is good until his company forms a global joint venture with a competitor. Overnight, Stratton finds himself with a menacing new boss determined to reveal his past crimes. When his fiancé absconds with his money, Stratton realizes that his only hope is a final corrupt sales deal, but can he pull it off in time?

Hong Kong 97 is the definitive novel of Hong Kong during the go-go nineties.