“It is illegal. It will have to be destroyed.” I gulped and looked at the expensive – and borrowed – suitcase full of dental equipment....

“Watch,” Paul replied. He took three of the fried bamboo worms out of the bowl on the table and tossed them in his mouth. She looked a...

I swallowed hard, trying not to cry. The rain beat on the roof of the partially enclosed pavilion and shrouded the bridge over the...