The Case of the Silk KingThe Case of the Silk King by Shannon Gilligan takes YOU on a detective-style adventure as you explore Asia for the missing "Silk King," Jim Thompson. 9-12 year old readers will journey to Bangkok, Thailand, following a lead received in a mysterious package containing $2,000, a plane ticket, and a strange newspaper clipping. Choose Your Own Adventure The Case of the Silk King is an interactive adventure book in which YOU decide what happens next. In 1967, Jim Thompson, a famous businessman with connections to the CIA, went missing in Malaysia. You are a detective with an eye for a good case, so hopping a plane to Asia isn't out of the ordinary. When you land, will you find that you're not the only one on the case? Who kidnapped Jim Thompson? Will you be next? |
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... searching years back . May I express the thanks of all the Malaysian people . " You are flown with Ning to Kuala Lumpur ... search for Jim Thompson gets lost in the shuffle . Your trip turned out to be a success after all , though not in ...
... searching years back . May I express the thanks of all the Malaysian people . " You are flown with Ning to Kuala Lumpur ... search for Jim Thompson gets lost in the shuffle . Your trip turned out to be a success after all , though not in ...
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... search for Jim Thompson proceeded . " For a week , over four hundred police and volunteers combed the jungle surrounding the cottage . After the fifth day , we suspected the chance that Thompson would come out alive was slim , " Major ...
... search for Jim Thompson proceeded . " For a week , over four hundred police and volunteers combed the jungle surrounding the cottage . After the fifth day , we suspected the chance that Thompson would come out alive was slim , " Major ...
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... search for Jim Thompson is over , and you don't find that too funny . Your hip finally heals , but you walk with a slight limp for the rest of your life . Fifty years later , when your grandchildren ask about your limp , you sit them ...
... search for Jim Thompson is over , and you don't find that too funny . Your hip finally heals , but you walk with a slight limp for the rest of your life . Fifty years later , when your grandchildren ask about your limp , you sit them ...
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ADVENTURE CHOOSE answers arrive Ayutthaya Bangkok Post Cameron Highlands cave Chao Phraya River CHOOSECO comes cottage CYOA decide Deng's Restaurant disappeared dream Easter envelope exclaim FRANKIE MUNIZ grandmother guerrillas head monk hour later inside Jim Thompson jungle Kachaine kidnapped Leonard Farce light Lincoln Memorial look Major Kaye Malaysia Malaysian Emergency marked trails marsh missing monastery monsoon monsoon rains mystery night nine tomorrow Ning says Ning's numbers Oriental Hotel paper Pedicabs plane ticket police officer R. A. Montgomery river search for Jim search for Thompson secret seems shakes Shannon Gilligan Sheldon Truax Sing Sing's boat Sisaket skeleton smile smoke bombs snake farm someone soon stay sticks stop story Suddenly tell Ning temple Thailand thing tonight tourist trees Truax replies turn Udon Thani voice wait wake walk watch www.cyoa.com