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PACIFIC DASH: From Asia Vagabond to Casino King

ANOTHER HILARIOUS, CAPTIVATING AND EXOTIC STORY FROM THE PEN OF CHET NAIRENE!"ENDLESSLY ENTERTAINING! He is 'Dash in a Tropical Wonderland' in this offbeat adventure with equally quirky characters. A fun journey -- don't miss it!" --James Roby, The UrbanKnights Series.PACIFIC DASHis a colorful new novel tracking the vagabond life journey of Dashiell Bonaventure, a young American who roams Asia for decades, visiting beaches, vice dens and casinos, all in pursuit of thrills and truth. This vivid work of gaudy fiction transports readers to exotic worlds and will delight all fans of armchair global travel, adventure fiction or romance.In 1968, a job transfer catapults young Dash's family across the globe, leaving the cornfields of Illinois for far-flung Hong Kong. In his youthful innocence, the teen believes this expatriate high school adventure is just a temporary detour but he is mistaken, for thus begins his lifelong odyssey drifting between continents and crisscrossing Asia in an adventure of self-discovery.He roams for decades, traversing Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Thailand, Myanmar and more. Eccentric and flamboyant personalities roll through his life as Dash wades through jungles, beaches, and cities of the Far East.Along the way, he falls desperately in love but also makes bitter enemies. He saves lives and nearly loses his own, backpacking and motorcycling across Indonesia. He finds a gig working on an illegal floating casino offshore from Singapore. And as the decades pass, he eventually attains impossible wealth after pioneering the 1990s VIP gambling junket business in Macau, hosting 'whale gamblers' from across the region.And that's when his troubles REALLY begin.PACIFIC DASHis the next best thing to taking your own journey down the colorful back alleys of Asia. Sparkling with anecdotes and color, this story is designed to charm readers by parachuting them into the festivals, culture, and vice dens of the Far East. Exhaustively researched and historically accurate, this boo

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