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The Mahjong Spies: A gripping espionage thriller set in Hong Kong from 'the heir-apparent to Le Carre'
The Mahjong Spies: A gripping espionage thriller set in Hong Kong from 'the heir-apparent to Le Carre'
The Mahjong Spies: A gripping espionage thriller set in Hong Kong from 'the heir-apparent to Le Carre'
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The game has begun, Hong Kong is the prize.

Britain’s surrender of Hong Kong to China has been set for 1997. But not everyone is happy. Russia, in particular, dreads the catastrophic upheavals – strategic, economic and political – that must follow.

The KGB plot to ensure that China will inherit only a worthless shell, racked by social and financial instability. Pitted against them are the elite cadres of Chinese Intelligence – the Mahjong Brigade. They need an insider, and their chosen instrument is Simon Young, Hong Kong’s pre-eminent British tycoon.

Simon soon finds that his unparalleled commercial skills count for little in the spy world. Who to trust? Even his beautiful Chinese wife, Jinny, has secrets to conceal…

A compelling financial espionage thriller from the acclaimed author of The Man Called Kyril.

Praise for The Mahjong Spies

‘Intricate, tense, rich in characters, incident, drama and intriguing details of life in its exotic locale. Trenhaile will please the most ardent fans of spyfare with this gripping story’ Publishers Weekly

‘John Trenhaile has struck gold… a gripping tale of high finance and intrigue’ Manchester Evening News

LanguageEnglish
PublisherCanelo Action
Release dateAug 28, 2023
ISBN9781804365335
The Mahjong Spies: A gripping espionage thriller set in Hong Kong from 'the heir-apparent to Le Carre'
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John Trenhaile

After graduating from Oxford, John worked as a barrister before becoming a full-time writer. His twelve novels have been translated into over twenty languages. After six years working in Taiwan he spent time in Thailand and Malaysia, and now lives with his wife in Lewes, East Sussex. He has two children, one granddaughter, and a great-granddaughter.

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