The Thief

In this suspense thriller, a man has elected to play a most dangerous game, willing to be hunted to obtain a prize beyond price . . .

The Gameshouse is an unusual institution.

Many know it as the place where fortunes can be made and lost through games of chess, backgammon—every game under the sun.

But a select few, who are picked to compete in the higher league, know that some games are played for higher stakes—those of politics and empires, of economics and kings . . .

In 1930s Bangkok, one hi...