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The King of Shanghai

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 . . .

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 384
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9781770892460
  • Settings
  • Toronto, Ontario, Shanghai, Hong Kong
  • Genres
  • mystery, fiction, thriller, crime, adventure, canada, asia, china, action
  • Release date
  • 2015