The King of Shanghai: The Triad Years - Softcover

Hamilton, Ian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 177089246X ISBN 13: 9781770892460

Verlag: Spiderline, 2016

Inhaltsangabe

In The King of Shanghai, Ava is mourning the death of her longtime business partner and mentor, ?Uncle” Chow Tung. Looking to start fresh, Ava steps into a new business venture with her friend May Ling Wong and her sister-in-law Amanda. On a trip to China, Ava meets with a young man named Xu, who Uncle had been mentoring and who is also the head of the Triad in Shanghai. Xu makes an audacious business proposal that she and May are compelled to consider. Meanwhile, separately and privately, he confides to Ava that he intends to run for the chairmanship of the Triad Societies and attempts to recruit her as his adviser and confidante.

Against her will, Ava becomes enmeshed in Triad warfare and her future is threatened . . .

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Ian Hamilton is the author of seven novels. He has won the Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel and been a finalist for a number of awards, including the Barry Award for Best Original Trade Paperback, the Barry Award for Best Thriller, a LAMBDA Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery, and the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novella. The BBC named him one of the Top Ten Crime Writers to Read Now. A former journalist, businessman, and diplomat, Ian lives in Burlington, Ontario, with his wife, Lorraine.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Spiderline
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 177089246X
• ISBN 13: 9781770892460
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 336
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