Chuck Frye, a sometime journalist and semi-pro surfer, discovers betrayal and a trans-Pacific espionage network in Little Saigon, a teeming refugee community in Orange County, California.

"Every morning Boone Daniels catches waves with the other members of The Dawn Patrol: four men and one woman as single-minded about surfing as he is. Or nearly. They have "real j-o-b-s"; Boone, however, works as a PI just enough to keep himself afloat. But Boone's most recent gig -- investigating an insurance scam -- has unexpectedly led him to a ghost from his past. And while he may have to miss the biggest swell of his surfing career, this job is...