Crocodile Tears (Cato Kwong, #5)

Detective Philip ‘Cato' Kwong is investigating the death of a retiree found hacked to pieces in his suburban home. The trail leads to Timor-Leste, with its recent blood-soaked history. There, he reunites with an old frenemy, the spook Rory Driscoll who, in Cato's experience, has always occupied a hazy moral terrain.Resourceful, multilingual, and hard as nails, Rory has been the government's go-to guy when things get sticky in the Asia-Pacific. Now Rory wants out. But first he's needed to chaperone a motley group of whistleblowers with a price on their heads. And there's one on his, too. Resourceful, multilingual, and hard as nails, Rory Driscoll used to be Canberra's go-to guy when things got sticky in the Asia-Pacific. Now he is unwillingly chaperoning a motley group of whistleblowers to a meeting before The Hague committee in Darwin. Rory wants out but can't - there is a price on each of their heads. Someone is prepared to do anything to hide the dirty secrets and dirty deals that lie at the heart of Australia's oil negotiations with Timor-Leste and the bloody chapter of the Indonesian occupation. Meanwhile, Detective Philip 'Cato' Kwong, WA Police Major Crime Squad, is investigating the death of a retiree found hacked to death in his suburban Perth home. The trail leads Kwong to Timor Leste where he is reunited with Driscoll, a spook from his past who has landed Kwong in hot water before. Kwong is determined to solve his murder investigation. Driscoll must work out why there is a price on his head. But the two compatriots must work together to make it back to Australia alive Resourceful, multilingual, and hard as nails, Rory Driscoll used to be Canberra's go-to guy when things got sticky in the Asia-Pacific. Now he is unwillingly chaperoning a motley group of whistleblowers to a meeting before The Hague committee in Darwin. Rory wants out but can't - there is a price on each of their heads. Someone is prepared to do anything to hide the dirty secrets and dirty deals that lie at the heart of Australia's oil negotiations with Timor Leste and the bloody chapter of the Indonesian occupation. Meanwhile, Detective Philip 'Cato' Kwong, WA Police Major Crime Squad, is investigating the death of a retiree found hacked to death in his suburban Perth home. The trail leads Kwong to Timor Leste where he is reunited with Driscoll, a spook from his past who has landed Kwong in hot water before. Kwong is determined to solve his murder investigation. Driscoll must work out why there is a price on his head. But the two compatriots must work together to make it back to Australia alive Detective Philip 'Cato' Kwong is investigating the death of a retiree found hacked to pieces in his suburban Perth home. The trail leads to Timor-Leste, with its recent blood-soaked history. There, Cato is reunited with an old frenemy, the spook Rory Driscoll who, in Cato's experience, has always occupied a hazy moral terrain. Resourceful, multilingual, and hard as nails, Rory has been Canberra's go-to guy when things got sticky in the Asia-Pacific. Now Rory wants out. But first he's needed to chaperone a motley group of whistleblowers with a price on their heads. And there's one on his, too Detective Philip Cato Kwong is investigating the death of a retiree found hacked to pieces in his suburban home. The trail leads to Timor-Leste, with its recent blood-soaked history. There, he reunites with an old frenemy, the spook Rory Driscoll who, in Catos experience, has always occupied a hazy moral terrain. Resourceful, multilingual, and hard as nails, Rory has been the government's go-to guy when things get sticky in the Asia-Pacific. Now Rory wants out. But first hes needed to chaperone a motley group of whistleblowers with a price on their heads. And theres one on his, too.