"This is the story of a knowing scoundrel, and of what became of him." A Coward in Modern China is a travel comedy, crime caper and adventure - based on the escapades of bogus professor, Robert Runworth. Set largely in contemporary Beijing, and partly in California, it is raunchy and mischievous in its plot and action. Yet the pages are also classically stylish; and historically detailed in their account of life in China today. Here is a good old-fashioned yarn in the tradition of the Flashman series. The narrator's voice has both an up-to-date quality and the timeless feel of more classical literature. Its main character is a thoughtful villain, rather like Dexter. Therefore, like all truly entertaining literature and laugh-out-loud comedies, the 'A Coward in. . .' series is not for the politically correct. Written by British author, Jon Lee Junior, who has lived and taught in Asia for 12 years.