On asbestos companies

So I finished reading Rain Storm by Barry Eisler not long ago. I have mixed feelings about it. I had high hopes because I like to read about Asia, spies, international intrigue, the martial arts and other such subjects, all of which are included in this series. It does not include material on asbestos companies. And there is a lot of detail about luxury hotels in Hong Kong, Macau and Rio -- and some other places in those exotic locales as well. However, try as I did, I just couldn't like the story or the main character as much as I wanted to.