A timely, thrilling novel about politics, power, love and death. The biggest deal of all time will happen on July 1 1997, when Hong Kong is turned over to China. At the centre is a business empire in turmoil. Vicky Mackintosh, daughter of Hong Kong's last British taipan, meets her match in her father's ambitious Chinese mistress. The struggle over private empires is mirrored by the greater, international struggle for dominance and survival - where palms are greased, life is cheap, and blood is easily shed.
A timely, thrilling novel about politics, power, love and death. The biggest deal of all time will happen on July 1 1997, when Hong Kong is turned over to China. At the centre is a business empire in turmoil. Vicky Mackintosh, daughter of Hong Kong's last British taipan, meets her match in her father's ambitious Chinese mistress. The struggle over private empires is mirrored by the greater, international struggle for dominance and survival - where palms are greased, life is cheap, and blood is easily shed.