Michel Deutsch Book order (chronological)

Set in Changi, the most notorious prisoner of war camp in Asia, King Rat is an heroic story of survival told by a master story-teller who lived through those years as a young soldier. Only one man in fifteen had the strength, the luck, and the cleverness simply to survive Changi. And then there was King.

On the Florida coast, millionaires are gripped by fear as a blackmailer sends threatening letters, and those who refuse to pay face deadly consequences. Two young drifters encounter an Indian with a scheme to get rich quickly: they will kill three millionaires and send ransom notes to the others. Panic ensues in the city as the police frantically search for the perpetrator. With sharp dialogue and a keen understanding of the setting, this tale transforms a seemingly mundane story into a compelling detective narrative.