Death in the Rainy Season

Book excerpt: When a French man is found brutally murdered in the Cambodian city of Phnom Penh, Commandant Serge Morel finds his holiday drawn to an abrupt halt. The victim - Hugo Quercy - was the dynamic head of a humanitarian organisation which looked after the area's troubled local teenagers. But what was Quercy doing in a hotel room under a false name? What is the significance of his recent investigations into land grabs in the area? And who broke into his house the night of the murder, leaving behind a trail of bloody footprints?