Nick Macfie: 3 books

In his wry yet raucous sequel to Hadley, Nick Macfie reaches into the darkest recesses of the displaced Englishman’s mind to weave a plot consisting of preposterous circumstances and humorous dialogue executed with laser-like precision. An English girl with a Chinese father gets caught up in an...

Feckless journalist Hadley Arnold suspects he has an intriguing story on his hands when he finds Pakistani politician Marina Makhdoom in a sleazy Hong Kong bar. Then he loses her. Shrubs News Agency sends Hadley to Pakistan, where he becomes embroiled in the tendrils of surreal, deviant politics and...

British journalist Hadley Arnold-who is based in Hong Kong-is employed by a mysterious American “casting agent” to help destroy the reputation of an actor tipped to become the next James Bond. With only his questionable ethics and even worse instincts to guide him, Arnold's quest takes him from...