A MAN OF MANY HUES: PART 1, THE WEAVING

In this sweeping debut novel, William Lucas re-imagines the life of Jim Thompson: American architect and WWII officer, military advisor, silk entrepreneur, art connoisseur and collector, whose Manhattan life rips wide open when the Office of Strategic Services recruits him for operations behind enemy lines in France—and in the turbulent after-math of war, sends him to Thailand. A Man of Many Hues weaves a magnificent tapestry of coups, counter-coups, assassinations and revolutions, as Jim finds the soul of the country, and his own redemption, in the ancient beauty and artistry of handwoven Thai silk. From a murderous OSS ambush in the high mountain passes of France to a final mysterious disappearance in the Highlands of Malaysia, A Man of Many Hues shimmers with suspense, beauty, greed and good intentions.A new and fascinating chapter in the honorable espionage tradition of Graham Greene and Neil Sheehan. Read more