Dinh straightened in his seat with a jerk. "Thank God it was an accident." He crushed his cigarette into an ashtray and thought for a moment. "And these documents--?" "He had a briefcase. I grabbed it off the street, thinking something inside might explain why he was following me."
Tristan Ngo and Wife, Lien
Anderson hasn't been in town 24 hours, and already he's responsible for the death of a government agent in Vung Tau. And it's wishful thinking to suppose that his chief adversary at the Ministry of Public Security is going to write this off without vowing revenge.
Yes, the story's Tristan Ngo is real (I warned you about separating fact and fiction). He owns Skewers, two other "City Diners," and the just-opened (2008) Riverside Cafe. Such a capitalist in a Communist nation!
Tristan graduated from the University of San Francisco with an MBA but decided to return to Vietnam. The cuisine is Mediterranean, and Skewers is a favorite among local American businessmen, tourists, and ex-pats. It's located at #9A Thai Van Lung, a short walk from the Caravelle.
