Irene, an unscrupulous treasure hunter teams up with Simone, a drug addict with an abusive husband at the request of Mr Simms to plunder Cambodia’s lost scrolls. From Shanghai, they take a boat immediately after the murder of Simone’s husband, but by the time they reach Saigon and Irene has revealed all the information about the scrolls’ location, she discovers Simone is teaming up with Louis and has her own plans once she gets her hands of the copper scrolls.
The only likeable characters are the Cambodians who help them trudge through the jungle. Despite this, the main characters are realistic, reflecting the greed and disrespect of those who plundered Asian treasures, many such stollen relics sitting in museums today.
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