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Resnick - Exploits

EXPLOITS

CAST OF CHARACTERS

_Inspector Willie Wong_, who has run out of names for his
sons, and possesses a platitude for every occasion.
_General Chang_, a warlord's warlord.
_Doctor Aristotle Ho_, the Insidious Oriental Dentist, who
plans to take over the world or lower south Brooklyn, whichever
comes first.
_Rupert Cornwall_, a scoundrel with a passion for rubies,
wealthy women, and duplicity.
_Harvey Edwards_, former halfback, now the fastest rickshaw
puller in Macao.
_Mr. Mako_, diminuitive Japanese detective who specializes in
judo, disguise, archaeology and jealousy.
_Cuddles_, an authentic Chinese dragon.
_The Scorpion Lady_, a beautiful but deadly smuggler with a
truly outstanding pair of lungs.
_Sir Mortimer Edgerton-Smythe_, who will stop at nothing to
bring Doctor Aristotle Ho to justice.
_Sam Hightower_, a semi-abominable Snowman who is hiding out
from the mob in the mountains of Tibet.
_Capturing Clyde Calhoun_, world-famous hunter who brings 'em
back alive. Not intact, but alive.
_Lisara_, a gorgeous 111-year-old virgin who has taken up the
High Priestess trade.
_Akbar_, a learning-disabled elephant.
_Lady Edith Quilton_, the richest widow lady in Rajasthan
Province.
And our narrator, _The Right Reverend Honorable Doctor
Lucifer Jones_, a handsome, noble and resourceful Christian
gentlemen who has certain unresolved disagreements with eight
separate Asian governments over the finer points of the law.

1. The Master Detective

They say that there are a lot of differences between Hong
Kong and some of the African cities I had recently left behind.
Different people, different cultures, different buildings, even
different food.
Of course, there are a lot of similarities, too. Same lack of
consideration for those who are bold enough to tinker with the
laws of statistical probability. Same steel bars in the local
jail. Same concrete walls and floors. Same uncomfortable cots.
Same awful food.
Truth to tell, I'd had a lot more time to consider the
similarities than the differences. I'd gotten right off the boat