CHET NAIRENE
Chet Nairene is an American writer who truly qualifies for the honorary title of "Old Asia Hand".
Chet resided in Southeast Asia nearly three decades, during which time he ran barges and tankers up the coasts of Malaysia and directed retail businesses in the Philippines, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Thailand.
During his youth, fresh from college, he worked as a journalist at a midwestern USA daily newspaper.
"We've all read books that were so good that we didn't want them to end," says Chet. “Among my favorites are many by my hero, Paul Theroux, all set in far-away lands. In many ways, he inspired me in life and now, as a writer. My goal is to utterly delight my readers, taking full advantage of the many astounding things I've witnessed during my long stay in Asia. I attempt to parachute my readers directly into alien experiences in those exotic lands and always keep the fascination level high. Here's hoping my readers all enjoy my first offering, PACIFIC DASH, and the amazing travels across Asia by intrepid young Dash Bonaventure!"
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PACIFIC ADventure Novels
From Book 1:
In 1968, a job transfer catapults young Dash's family across the globe, leaving the cornfields of Illinois for far-flung Hong Kong. In his youthful innocence, the teen believes this expatriate high school adventure is just a temporary detour but he is mistaken, for thus begins his lifelong odyssey drifting between continents and crisscrossing Asia in an adventure of self-discovery.
He roams, for several decades, across Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Thailand, Myanmar and more. Eccentric and flamboyant personalities roll through his life as Dash explores the jungles, beaches, and cities of the Far East.
Along the way, he falls desperately in love and also makes bitter enemies. He saves lives but also nearly loses his own while backpacking and motorcycling across Indonesia. He goes on to work in an illegal floating casino, offshore from Singapore and, as the decades pass, eventually becomes wildly wealthy while pioneering the VIP gambling junket trade in Macau, hosting 'whale gamblers' from around the region.
And that's when his troubles REALLY begin.
