In a typical conflation of mystery, comedy, and the remarkable, fortune-teller Bouc Bel-Air tells Paul J., "Everything will come in twos, always more or less in twos." Little does Paul realize that he and his friend will be caught in a wild adventure of gun running, robbery, and insurrection, taking them to distant Malaysia aboard the mutinous Boustrophedon in which characters, events, and plot lines double each other like so many mirrors. A thrilling adventure la Conrad, a sly black comedy, and a finely crafted work of literature.