«Bad Chemistry – Volume One» by Stephen Firbank

Victor Stanley is on a business trip to Japan. He is demonstrating a remarkable new anti-counterfeiting coating recently invented and proved by the English advanced electrochemical company NTI plc. NTI has a close working relationship with the Japanese electronics company Nonaka Industries, where a joint venture is likely to be established. His contact there is Kenezo Nonaka, son of the owner. Lee Doo-hwan is a Korean working out of Singapore with fingers in many shady activities but also legitimate businesses, one of which is in electronics. Amongst his employees is the beautiful Veronica Tan, whose father's business he had effectively stolen some years back, leading to Mr Tan's heart attack and death. Veronica was waiting for her revenge.