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{"id":6582720167995,"title":"The Ava Lee Series Bundle 1","handle":"the-ava-lee-series-bundle-1","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst of 2 exclusive bundles, including books 1 and 2 of the wildly popular Ava Lee Series plus the never before published prequel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis bundle includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Water Rat of Wanchai\u003c\/em\u003e, Ava travels across continents to track $5 million owed by a seafood company. But it’s in Guyana where she meets her match: Captain Robbins, a huge hulk of a man and godfather-like figure who controls the police, politicians, and criminals alike. In exchange for his help, he decides he wants a piece of Ava’s $5 million action and will do whatever it takes to get his fair share . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Disciple of Las Vegas\u003c\/em\u003e, forensic accountant Ava Lee is hired by the richest man in the Philippines to recover $50 million from a Canadian land swindle. With the billionaire’s reputation on the line, she follows the money from Vancouver to Las Vegas, to the Costa Rican accounts of the Moneida, a First Nations band that owns The River, a poker web site.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter uncovering an illegal online gambling ring, she confronts one of the world poker greats, David “The Disciple” Douglas, and his partner, Jeremy Ashton. Meanwhile, Jackie Leung, an old target of Uncle’s and Ava’s, has made it rich. He wants revenge, and he’s going after Ava to get it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYoung Ava Lee is a forensic accounting who has just opened her own private firm. One of her clients, Hedrick Lo, has been swindled of more than a million dollars by a Chinese importer named Johnny Kung. Desperate, Lo persuades Ava to find and retrieve the monies owed. In \u003cem\u003eThe Dragon Head of Hong Kong\u003c\/em\u003e, we follow Ava as she she plunges into the dangerous underground collection business and meets a man who will forever change her life . . .\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2021-05-13T13:06:00-04:00","created_at":"2021-05-13T13:06:00-04:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["An Ava Lee Collection","By (author) Hamilton Ian","pub date: 2013-12-17","Spiderline"],"price":2495,"price_min":2495,"price_max":2499,"available":true,"price_varies":true,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":39403403870267,"title":"epub","option1":"epub","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781770898271","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Ava Lee Series Bundle 1 - epub","public_title":"epub","options":["epub"],"price":2495,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781770898271","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":39412871921723,"title":"mobi","option1":"mobi","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781770898288","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Ava Lee Series Bundle 1 - mobi","public_title":"mobi","options":["mobi"],"price":2499,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781770898288","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_850d16f7-d529-4131-900c-6159d39aef05.jpg?v=1644780165"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_850d16f7-d529-4131-900c-6159d39aef05.jpg?v=1644780165","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":21462802923579,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.656,"height":2400,"width":1575,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_850d16f7-d529-4131-900c-6159d39aef05.jpg?v=1644780165"},"aspect_ratio":0.656,"height":2400,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_850d16f7-d529-4131-900c-6159d39aef05.jpg?v=1644780165","width":1575}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eFirst of 2 exclusive bundles, including books 1 and 2 of the wildly popular Ava Lee Series plus the never before published prequel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis bundle includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Water Rat of Wanchai\u003c\/em\u003e, Ava travels across continents to track $5 million owed by a seafood company. But it’s in Guyana where she meets her match: Captain Robbins, a huge hulk of a man and godfather-like figure who controls the police, politicians, and criminals alike. In exchange for his help, he decides he wants a piece of Ava’s $5 million action and will do whatever it takes to get his fair share . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Disciple of Las Vegas\u003c\/em\u003e, forensic accountant Ava Lee is hired by the richest man in the Philippines to recover $50 million from a Canadian land swindle. With the billionaire’s reputation on the line, she follows the money from Vancouver to Las Vegas, to the Costa Rican accounts of the Moneida, a First Nations band that owns The River, a poker web site.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter uncovering an illegal online gambling ring, she confronts one of the world poker greats, David “The Disciple” Douglas, and his partner, Jeremy Ashton. Meanwhile, Jackie Leung, an old target of Uncle’s and Ava’s, has made it rich. He wants revenge, and he’s going after Ava to get it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYoung Ava Lee is a forensic accounting who has just opened her own private firm. One of her clients, Hedrick Lo, has been swindled of more than a million dollars by a Chinese importer named Johnny Kung. Desperate, Lo persuades Ava to find and retrieve the monies owed. In \u003cem\u003eThe Dragon Head of Hong Kong\u003c\/em\u003e, we follow Ava as she she plunges into the dangerous underground collection business and meets a man who will forever change her life . . .\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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The Ava Lee Series Bundle 1
The first of a series of exclusive bundles, including books 1 and 2 of the wildly popular Ava Lee Series plus the never before published prequel.
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{"id":6582720233531,"title":"The Ava Lee Series Bundle 2","handle":"the-ava-lee-series-bundle-2","description":"\u003cp\u003eExclusive bundle of books 3, 4, and 5 in the wildly popular Ava Lee series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis bundle includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Wild Beasts of Wuhan\u003c\/em\u003e, Uncle and Ava are summoned by Wong Changxing, “The Emperor of Hubei” and one of the most powerful men in China, when he discovers that the Fauvist paintings he recently acquired are in fact forgeries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAva uncovers a ring of fraudulent art dealers and follows their twisted trail to Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Dublin, London, and New York. But the job is further complicated by Wong’s second wife, the cunning and seductive May Ling, who threatens to interfere in Ava’s investigation. Will Ava find the perpetrators and get the Wongs’ money back? Or will May Ling get to them first . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nIn \u003cem\u003eThe Red Pole of Macau\u003c\/em\u003e, Ava’s half-brother Michael is desperate to pull out of a multi-million-dollar real estate deal in the territory of Macau. The developers are threatening to halt construction unless Michael and his business partner put up another $80 million; the bank is looking for repayment on their loan; and her father is prepared to sell everything to protect his first-born son. As Ava follows the money trail, she finds herself drawn deeper and deeper into Hong Kong’s dark and deadly world of organized crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nIn the fifth installment, \u003cem\u003eThe Scottish Banker of Surabaya\u003c\/em\u003e, Ava begins an investigation into what she thinks is a Ponzi scheme. The trail leads her to a bank in Indonesia that is run by a Scot, but in actuality is a front for an elaborate money-laundering operation for Italian mobsters. The relationship between Ava and the Scotsman turns nasty and personal. 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But the job is further complicated by Wong’s second wife, the cunning and seductive May Ling, who threatens to interfere in Ava’s investigation. Will Ava find the perpetrators and get the Wongs’ money back? Or will May Ling get to them first . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nIn \u003cem\u003eThe Red Pole of Macau\u003c\/em\u003e, Ava’s half-brother Michael is desperate to pull out of a multi-million-dollar real estate deal in the territory of Macau. The developers are threatening to halt construction unless Michael and his business partner put up another $80 million; the bank is looking for repayment on their loan; and her father is prepared to sell everything to protect his first-born son. As Ava follows the money trail, she finds herself drawn deeper and deeper into Hong Kong’s dark and deadly world of organized crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nIn the fifth installment, \u003cem\u003eThe Scottish Banker of Surabaya\u003c\/em\u003e, Ava begins an investigation into what she thinks is a Ponzi scheme. The trail leads her to a bank in Indonesia that is run by a Scot, but in actuality is a front for an elaborate money-laundering operation for Italian mobsters. The relationship between Ava and the Scotsman turns nasty and personal. Meanwhile, Uncle’s health problems become apparent . . .\u003c\/p\u003e"}
{"AlsoRecommendedISBN_0":"9781487000332","AlsoRecommendedISBN_1":"9781487001988","AlsoRecommendedISBN_2":"9781487003647","BASICMainSubject":"FIC022040","BASICMainSubjectLiteral":"FICTION \/ Mystery \u0026 Detective \/ Women Sleuths","BiographicalNote":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIAN HAMILTON\u003c\/strong\u003e is the acclaimed author of sixteen books in the Ava Lee series, four in the Lost Decades of Uncle Chow Tung series, and the standalone novel \u003cem\u003eBonnie Jack\u003c\/em\u003e. National bestsellers, his books have been shortlisted for the Crime Writers of Canada Award (formerly the Arthur Ellis Award), the Barry Award, and the Lambda Literary Prize. BBC Culture named him one of the ten mystery\/crime writers who should be on your bookshelf. The Ava Lee series is being adapted for television. \u003c\/p\u003e","BISACSubjectLiteral_0":"FICTION \/ Mystery \u0026amp; Detective \/ Women Sleuths","BISACSubject_0":"FIC022040","ContributorBio_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIAN HAMILTON\u003c\/strong\u003e is the acclaimed author of sixteen books in the Ava Lee series, four in the Lost Decades of Uncle Chow Tung series, and the standalone novel \u003cem\u003eBonnie Jack\u003c\/em\u003e. National bestsellers, his books have been shortlisted for the Crime Writers of Canada Award (formerly the Arthur Ellis Award), the Barry Award, and the Lambda Literary Prize. BBC Culture named him one of the ten mystery\/crime writers who should be on your bookshelf. The Ava Lee series is being adapted for television. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","Contributor_0":"Hamilton, Ian (CA)","Description":"\u003cp\u003eExclusive bundle of books 3, 4, and 5 in the wildly popular Ava Lee series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis bundle includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Wild Beasts of Wuhan\u003c\/em\u003e, Uncle and Ava are summoned by Wong Changxing, “The Emperor of Hubei” and one of the most powerful men in China, when he discovers that the Fauvist paintings he recently acquired are in fact forgeries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAva uncovers a ring of fraudulent art dealers and follows their twisted trail to Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Dublin, London, and New York. But the job is further complicated by Wong’s second wife, the cunning and seductive May Ling, who threatens to interfere in Ava’s investigation. Will Ava find the perpetrators and get the Wongs’ money back? Or will May Ling get to them first . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nIn \u003cem\u003eThe Red Pole of Macau\u003c\/em\u003e, Ava’s half-brother Michael is desperate to pull out of a multi-million-dollar real estate deal in the territory of Macau. The developers are threatening to halt construction unless Michael and his business partner put up another $80 million; the bank is looking for repayment on their loan; and her father is prepared to sell everything to protect his first-born son. As Ava follows the money trail, she finds herself drawn deeper and deeper into Hong Kong’s dark and deadly world of organized crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nIn the fifth installment, \u003cem\u003eThe Scottish Banker of Surabaya\u003c\/em\u003e, Ava begins an investigation into what she thinks is a Ponzi scheme. The trail leads her to a bank in Indonesia that is run by a Scot, but in actuality is a front for an elaborate money-laundering operation for Italian mobsters. The relationship between Ava and the Scotsman turns nasty and personal. Meanwhile, Uncle’s health problems become apparent . . .\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781770898295","Imprint":"Spiderline","MetaKeywords":"Mystery \u0026amp; Detective; Women Sleuths","NumberOfPages":"1723","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"The second of a series of exclusive bundles: books 3, 4, and 5 in the wildly popular Ava Lee series.","ProductFormDescription":"epub","PublicationDate":"2013-12-17","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","Series":"An Ava Lee Collection","ShortDescription":"The second of a series of exclusive bundles: books 3, 4, and 5 in the wildly popular Ava Lee series.","Subtitle":"The Wild Beasts of Wuhan: Book 3, The Red Pole of Macau: Book 4, The Scottish Banker of Surabaya: Book 5"}
The Ava Lee Series Bundle 2
The second of a series of exclusive bundles: books 3, 4, and 5 in the wildly popular Ava Lee series.
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{"id":6582720299067,"title":"The Ava Lee Series Bundle 3","handle":"the-ava-lee-series-bundle-3","description":"\u003cp\u003eExclusive bundle of books 7, 8, and 9 in the wildly popular series Ava Lee: The Triad Years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis bundle includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe King of Shanghai\u003c\/em\u003e Ava is finally ready to begin her new life as a partner in the Three Sisters venture capital firm. Ava travels to Shanghai to hear a pitch on a new investment possibility and meets with the mysterious Xu, a young man Uncle had been mentoring and who is the head of the Triad in Shanghai. Xu makes an audacious business proposal that she and May Ling are compelled to consider. Against her will, Ava becomes enmeshed in Triad warfare and her future is threatened . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Princeling of Nanjing\u003c\/em\u003e, Ava is in Shanghai for the launch of the PÖ clothing line. She has invited Xu, and over the course of the glitzy event and a late-night dinner, she detects a certain hesitancy in him. He confides that the Tsai family, headed by Tsai Lian, the governor of Jiangsu Province and a “princeling” is trying to force him and his Triad organization back into the drug business. Ava sets out to help Xu deter the Tsai family. As she digs into the breadth and depth of the family’s wealth and corruption, she gets caught up in a huge tangled web, extending all the way to the U.S. and the U.K., where it reaches the top echelons of political power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Couturier of Milan\u003c\/em\u003e, Ava attends London Fashion Week for the launch of the PÖ fashion line. The show is a success, but it attracts the attention of Dominic Ventola, the principal partner in the luxury fashion conglomerate VLG. VLG offers to buy the Three Sisters’ stake in PÖ. Ava and her partners decline. A few days later, PÖ comes under attack in the fashion media and a large part of their customer base is pressured by VLG to abandon them. 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Ava travels to Shanghai to hear a pitch on a new investment possibility and meets with the mysterious Xu, a young man Uncle had been mentoring and who is the head of the Triad in Shanghai. Xu makes an audacious business proposal that she and May Ling are compelled to consider. Against her will, Ava becomes enmeshed in Triad warfare and her future is threatened . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Princeling of Nanjing\u003c\/em\u003e, Ava is in Shanghai for the launch of the PÖ clothing line. She has invited Xu, and over the course of the glitzy event and a late-night dinner, she detects a certain hesitancy in him. He confides that the Tsai family, headed by Tsai Lian, the governor of Jiangsu Province and a “princeling” is trying to force him and his Triad organization back into the drug business. Ava sets out to help Xu deter the Tsai family. 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The Ava Lee Series Bundle 3
The third of a series of exclusive bundles: books 7, 8, and 9 in the wildly popular Ava Lee series.
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{"id":6582721609787,"title":"Beyond Intelligence","handle":"beyond-intelligence","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom two internationally recognized experts in the field of gifted education comes this timely exploration of how best to nurture a child’s unique gifts, and set them on a path to a happily productive life — in school and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is intelligence? Is it really a have or have not proposition, as we’ve been led to believe? Are some children just destined to fall behind? Dona Matthews and Joanne Foster answer those questions with a resounding “No!” In \u003cem\u003eBeyond Intelligence\u003c\/em\u003e, they demonstrate that every child has the ability to succeed — with the right support and guidance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut how can parents provide that support? 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Beyond Intelligence
An exploration of how best to nurture a child’s unique gifts, and set them on a path to a happily productive life — in school and beyond.
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The Blue Book
A novel of illusions and false trails, magical numbers and redemptive humour, about what happens when we are misled and what happens when we are true.
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The Book of Fate
Spanning five turbulent decades in Iranian history, The Book of Fate is a powerful story of friendship and passion, fear and hope.
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Past honours include the CBC Literary Prize, and, with collaborators Roo Borson and Andy Patton, the Malahat Poetry Prize, the Earle Birney Prize, and two National Magazine Award finalist appearances. Perhaps his most unusual literary credit is having served as consulting dog poetry editor for André Alexis’s novel \u003cem\u003eFifteen Dogs\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Toronto with poet and collaborator Roo Borson. Baziju are currently at work on a new manuscript project called Short Moral Tales.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","ContributorBio_1":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eROO BORSON\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of ten books of poetry, including \u003cem\u003eShort Journey Upriver Toward Oishida\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry, the Griffin Poetry Prize, and the Pat Lowther Memorial Award. 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Roo Borson lives in Toronto with poet and collaborator Kim Maltman.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eBaziju are currently at work on a new manuscript project called \u003cem\u003eShort Moral Tales\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","ContributorRole_1":"By (author)","Contributor_0":"Maltman, Kim (CA)","Contributor_1":"Borson, Roo (CA)","Description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A piece of paper with writing on it is flat, but when what is written on that paper fills the mind of a reader, it takes off into the wind like a box kite on a windy day,\" writes Baziju — the shared voice of poets Roo Borson and Kim Maltman. This exquisite, collaboratively written sequence of prose poems, unfolding through rich, delicate imagery, journeys through streets and gardens, houses and temples, cities and countryside, Canada and China. It is a meditation on the way we travel between places and between times, and how words and ideas travel between languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBaziju explores the literature of China, from centuries past to the present, exploring, at the same time, the meaning of hope and of home: childhood homes, the homes we grow into, and the homes in our minds. In Lu Xun's classic story \"My Old Home,\" the hero returns from a distant city to the home he left two decades earlier. Hope, he ponders, \"is just like the roads of the earth… . [T]o begin with the earth has no roads, but where many people pass, there a road is made.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese sensual, deeply personal prose poems ponder change, loss, friendship, and belonging. 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Box Kite
Prose poems that are a meditation on the way we travel between places and between times, and how words and ideas travel between languages.
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The Broken Social Scene Story Project
Thirteen short stories inspired by Broken Social Scene's groundbreaking album, You Forgot It In People.
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Can Donald Trump Make America Great Again?
The nineteenth semi-annual Munk Debate tackles whether Donald Trump has what it takes to be the 45th President of the United States.
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Carnival
A memorable novel about the beautiful, twisted existence of life in the modern city, told from the perspective of a taxi driver.
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Communion
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Congotronic special hardcover edition
This specially designed and bound hardcover First Edition of Shane Book's poetry collection Congotronic is limited to 50 copies.
