Changing Identities

Behind the Scenes: Changing Identities is the fourth of a four-book fact-based suspense novel series which exposes the criminal exploitation of the people behind the façade of many of the tourist paradises in Southeast Asia. The books describe how the poor of Myanmar, Thailand and Laos do their best to survive, often growing opium, smuggling weapons and selling their daughters, sometimes before they are even born. The plight of these people is made more complicated because this criminality is often sanctioned by official organisations in existence to protect them, not to take advantage of them. The book continues telling the story of the poor family from a small village in Laos, featured in books 1, 2 and 3. Book 4 focuses on the fates of the family members:- Bee, kidnapped in book 2 is reunited with Lu's daughter Prim and their paths intertwine in ways they could never have imagined previously.- Grandfather Songchai seeks retribution again when coming back into contact with the man who double-crossed him before in book 2. - Samnang sees an opportunity for family life presenting itself. His independence will lead him into trouble. The characters' fates are interwoven in a colourful and harsh narrative that moves towards its resolution as relentlessly as the mighty Mekong River flows forth. The series is inspired by real people and based on real life stories.