Silence in the Land of Gold

James Finch's novel Silence in the Land of Gold introduces readers to a Burma whose history of ethnic and political conflict renders it a minefield for outsiders. Finch's tale employs a shifting perspective following foreign attorneys Molly Durberville and George Wilford as they investigate a plane crash and its connection to local struggles between the Burmese military and the Kachin Independence Army. As personal and political histories unravel the reader is taken on a whirlwind tour of international business local conflict and the intersection of the two.. From Duly Noted written by Jeremy Conrad of DC Bar Magazine. Silence in the Land of Gold is a mystery thriller set in Asia. George Wilford is a long-time foreign lawyer in Burma and has been hired by a new firm in town headed by Seth Drake. When George is tasked by Seth to fix a mistake that threatens to bring down the firm he is led to an intrigue over a fortune lost in an air crash involving the Burmese military and the Kachin Independence Army. With the help of Molly Durberville another lawyer in the firm George must solve the mystery of the air crash in order to save his own life—and Molly's.. Critical support has been significant for this lawyer mystery set in the heart of one of Burma's most notorious war zones. It is literary fiction about Burma at its best.