The seventh novel in
the Ava Lee series finds Ava getting caught up in the election for the
chairmanship of the Triad Societies.
Ava steps into her new
business with May Ling Wong and her sister-in-law, Amanda. On a trip to
Shanghai, Ava meets with Xu, a young man 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 . . .
The King of Shanghai (International Intrigue)
By Ian Hamilton
ISBN #9781770892460
Price $10.84
388 Pages
Rating 5-Stars
Ava, May Ling, and Amanda are working hard to complete several
deals with their new business, The Three Sisters, a few of the deals could cost
them upwards of thirty million American dollars, and there are some problems
completing the deals for all concerned. To add to Ava’s trouble, they are in
Shanghai, where Xu runs the Yan Yee Tong, a powerful Triad organization
consisting of over four thousand loyal members. Xu is also running for chairman
of all the Triad groups, but is opposed by an older gentleman who wants to run
them in the old way. Xu wants to bring youth to the organization, and expand
his business. He also wants Ava to be part of the new organization. She is
opposed to the idea until an assassin attempt is made on her and Xu, leaving
him severely wounded. Now she helps hold the organization together while he
recovers, and that means negotiating with the enemy before war breaks out among
the Triads.
This was another great Ava Lee adventure, as she travels from
Hong Kong to Shanghai, and Canada, while dealing with the new multi-million
dollar business, plus diplomatically stopping a triad war.
Tom Johnson
Author of THE MAN IN THE BLACK
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