The two most difficult days in Bangkok writer Poke Rafferty's life begin with an emergency visit from Edward Dell, the almost-boyfriend of Poke's teenage daughter, Miaow. Edward's father, Buddy, has disappeared, and money is being siphoned out of his bank and credit card accounts. It soon becomes apparent that Buddy is in the hands of a pair of killers who prey on Bangkok's 'sexpats'; when his accounts are empty, he'll be dead. His money is almost gone. Over forty-eight frantic hours, Poke does everything he can to locate Buddy before it's too late.