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NDN Coping Mechanisms
The follow-up collection from Griffin Poetry Prize–winning poet Billy-Ray Belcourt is a provocative, powerful, and genre-bending new work.
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Scenes from the Underground
Featuring full-colour illustrations, Scenes from the Underground is the fully uninhibited field notes of the club scene.
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{"id":6813789585467,"title":"Something for Everyone","handle":"something-for-everyone","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner, Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award\u003cbr\u003eWinner, Alistair MacLeod Prize for Short Fiction\u003cbr\u003eLonglisted, Scotiabank Giller Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Lisa Moore’s work is passionate, gritty, lucid, and beautiful. 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It’s very early; I’m jogging around two big, olive-coloured ponds and not a breath of wind, an empty eight-lane highway between the ponds and I’m on the median.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA lizard skitters over the curb and across the highway. It goes in fast-forward but there are glitches. Stops. Goes, stops. Darts. A jellied quivering. The long thin body is still, but the legs. You can’t even see the legs in the bald light. Just a blur of motion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are squiggles of fluorescent spray-paint here and there on the sidewalk in pink, orange, and lime. They’re construction directives, targets for jackhammers, indicating the location of water or sewage pipes beneath the concrete, positions for embedded spigots, underground tunnels for workers and who knows what else — bog people, muskets, cannonballs, arrowheads. I took two planes to get here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrlando was retrieved from the swamp by a wily entrepreneur who set up dummy companies to purchase the land cheap. A hundred thousand people work in the theme parks here, vomiting in their oversized cartoon-costume heads because you aren’t allowed to vomit in a theme park. It’s hot in those cartoon heads. You aren’t even allowed to die of heat prostration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeople who die on the parks’ premises are secreted away, whisked from the grounds in unmarked cars and why not? Why not have a zone that death can’t in infiltrate? It costs fabulously to squeeze into these crowds, to belong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf course you offer life without death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou offer furry animals that speak.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen I’m coming around the second pond the sprayers come on and shuffle out sheets of recollected water, the sign says. Water that I don’t want to touch my bare skin because who knows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s not true that the wily entrepreneur is cryogenically preserved. That’s an urban legend. People say just his head in a murky aquarium: mouth open, the lower lip looking grey and nibbled, deteriorating despite the formaldehyde, like he’s developed a cold sore, and a five o’clock shadow, because hair still grows in death. Sometimes the head burps and a wobbling bubble escapes a corner of the mouth. A fold-encrusted eyelid utters. But that is just the underwater air infiltration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis place is where the GoFundMe stage-four cancer children come to fulfill a bucket list. The parks around here specialize in reconstituting hearts — break ’em, put ’em back together. The white beluga in the aquarium will do it for you, all by itself. Defibrillate your soul. The ghostly mammal emerges from the murk, tail dragging because of a low-grade fugue.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0":"[A] testimony to her absolute mastery of technique . . . Without question, Moore is a writer of great social conscience and compassion.","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Toronto Star","OtherText_Review_1":"In Moore’s most diverse and powerful collection yet, each story has a role to play in highlighting the most fascinating hidden aspects of our everyday lives.","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Toronto Life","OtherText_Review_2":"Moore takes her characters to some undeniably dark places in these stories, though the book is never entirely devoid of humour or hope. And there is abiding joy in the prose, which is lithe and tensile in equal measure. There is astonishment here, and grit, and beauty that is close to breathtaking.","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Quill and Quire","OtherText_Review_3":"Lisa Moore brings a particular wizardry to whatever she touches, but her command of the short story is such that when she bends its rules, we look at old ideas in new ways . . . The stories in Something for Everyone are like prizes in pass-the-parcel. They tie up neatly, but they’re loose enough so that when you move the package, the corner edge tears, and the wrapping opens up like a hole in a pair of nylons, and you realize there are a lot more layers underneath that need to be peeled back and teased apart.","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Overcast","OtherText_Review_4":"The stories in Lisa Moore’s collection, Something for Everyone, pulsate with raw energy and a fierce, searching intelligence. In a series of unconventional tales that explode off the page, Moore ushers her reader into a familiar but fractured and anything-but-straightforward reality. Lisa Moore writes of quotidian lives in crisis. Her characters’ anxieties mirror our own: family, love, employment, finances. But from these commonplace lives she conjures spellbinding mini-dramas, drawing us in from each story’s opening line, generating great suspense and fully engaging our sympathies. Throughout, the writing is vibrant, uninhibited and packed with sensual detail. Moore acknowledges the beauty of nature and the human capacity for kindness; she is no stranger to the essential comedy of the human condition. But never does she shy away from the dark undercurrents of her characters’ lives. Something for Everyone is an important book by a major talent working at the height of her considerable powers, an author who isn’t afraid to stretch the boundaries of her art and who pursues her singular aesthetic vision in an uncompromising and wildly entertaining manner.","OtherText_Review_4_Auth":"Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award Jury Citation","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"Lisa Moore returns with her third story collection that shows us the timeless, the tragic, and the miraculous hidden in our everyday lives.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_1":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_2":"Long-listed","PrizeCodeText_3":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_4":"Commended","PrizeCode_0":"01","PrizeCode_1":"01","PrizeCode_2":"05","PrizeCode_3":"03","PrizeCode_4":"03","PrizeName_0":"Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award","PrizeName_1":"Alistair MacLeod Prize for Short Fiction","PrizeName_2":"Scotiabank Giller Prize","PrizeName_3":"A Globe and Mail Book of the Year","PrizeName_4":"A Quill \u0026amp; Quire Book of the Year","PrizeYear_0":"2018","PrizeYear_1":"2018","PrizeYear_2":"2018","PrizeYear_3":"2018","PrizeYear_4":"2018","ProductFormDescription":"trade paperback","PublicationDate":"2018-09-04","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"Lisa Moore returns with her third story collection that shows us the timeless, the tragic, and the miraculous hidden in our everyday lives.","Width":"5.25","WidthCode":"in"}
Something for Everyone
Lisa Moore returns with her third story collection that shows us the timeless, the tragic, and the miraculous hidden in our everyday lives.
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Whittall’s undisputed talent as a writer shines, as does her understanding into the complexity of our sympathies, our morality, and our humanity. With The Best Kind of People, Whittall has created an urgent and timely document, one that asks us to reflect on how we can best serve survivors of abuse and best support all of those who exist in its aftermath. With incredible empathy, and undeniable skill, this book is sure to spark much needed dialogue, vital debate, and richly deserved acclaim.","OtherText_Accolades_2_Auth":"Stacey May Fowles, author of Infidelity","OtherText_Accolades_3":"Zoe Whittall's novel gets into the hearts and minds of an ordinary family forced to confront the monstrous. There are no heroes and no villains in this world — there are only people grappling with guilt and truth. This novel is a timely discussion of what we owe those who abuse and those who are targeted in our communities. It's a compelling exploration of the ways a crime implicates all of us.","OtherText_Accolades_3_Auth":"Kaitlyn Greenidge, author of We Love You, Charlie Freeman","OtherText_Quote_from_review_0":"The Best Kind of People is a story with so many shades of grey that you won’t know what to believe but you’re guaranteed to feel almost every emotion possible while reading this new novel.","OtherText_Quote_from_review_1":"The Best Kind of People examines the effects of rape culture on an entire community with rare nuance and insight. Every character is fully rounded, flawed, and achingly human. It puts me in mind of a twenty-first-century Ordinary People — which, for the record, is one of my favourite novels.","OtherText_Quote_from_review_2":"Heartbreaking and complex, The Best Kind of People offers no easy answers. This is a masterly exploration of the damage an entire community incurs when the secret at the heart of its most perfect family detonates.","OtherText_Quote_from_review_3":"The jury found Zoe Whittall’s The Best Kind of People urgent and timely, nuanced and brave. This gripping story challenges how we hear women and girls, and dissects the self-hypnosis and fear that prevent us from speaking disruptive truth. With subversive precision and solid veracity, Whittall calls into question pervasive forms of silence and acquiescence.","OtherText_Quote_from_review_4":"Exquisitely emotional","OtherText_Quote_from_review_5":"Toronto author Zoe Whittall’s new novel The Best Kind of People is the best kind of book — it’s got a compelling story characters readers will recognize and come to love and writing that makes it effortless to turn page after page.","OtherText_Quote_from_review_6":"Zoe Whittall's novel gets into the hearts and minds of an ordinary family forced to confront the monstrous. There are no heroes and no villains in this world — there are only people grappling with guilt and truth. This novel is a timely discussion of what we owe those who abuse and those who are targeted in our communities. It's a compelling exploration of the ways a crime implicates all of us.","OtherText_Quote_from_review_7":"An astounding portrait of a character by omission.","OtherText_Quote_from_review_8":"With incredibly rare nuance, sensitivity, and insight, Zoe Whittall takes us deep into our contemporary conversation around sexual violence and shines a vital spotlight on the individuals and communities that live in its long shadow. Whittall’s undisputed talent as a writer shines, as does her understanding into the complexity of our sympathies, our morality, and our humanity. With The Best Kind of People, Whittall has created an urgent and timely document, one that asks us to reflect on how we can best serve survivors of abuse and best support all of those who exist in its aftermath. With incredible empathy, and undeniable skill, this book is sure to spark much needed dialogue, vital debate, and richly deserved acclaim.","OtherText_Quote_from_review_9":"The Best Kind of People is all-of-a-piece and well worth the read not only for what it adds to the conversation about accusation and rape, but also for the pleasure it offers to those who like a good story.","OtherText_Quot_10":"Nuanced to the end, Whittall’s novel achieves something that’s rare in real-life cases of sexual violence. She gives a voice to the ones we never hear from: those who are collateral damage.","OtherText_Quot_11":"Fast-paced . . . but never melodramatic.","OtherText_Quot_12":"Whittall places the reader right at the centre of their pain. It’s the best depiction of female suffering I’ve read since Jane Smiley eloquently tackled sexual abuse in A Thousand Acres.","OtherText_Review_0":"Whittall places the reader right at the centre of their pain. It’s the best depiction of female suffering I’ve read since Jane Smiley eloquently tackled sexual abuse in A Thousand Acres.” — Toronto Star“Nuanced to the end, Whittall’s novel achieves something that’s rare in real-life cases of sexual violence. She gives a voice to the ones we never hear from: those who are collateral damage.","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Chatelaine","OtherText_Review_1":"Toronto author Zoe Whittall’s new novel The Best Kind of People is the best kind of book — it’s got a compelling story, characters readers will recognize and come to love, and writing that makes it effortless to turn page after page.","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Vancouver Sun","OtherText_Review_2":"Fast-paced … but never melodramatic.","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Maclean’s","OtherText_Review_3":"Exquisitely emotional.","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Owen Sound Sun Times","OtherText_Review_4":"An astounding portrait of a character by omission.","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"National Post","OtherText_Review_5":"Whittall raises her game dramatically in this Giller-shortlisted novel.","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"NOW Magazine","OtherText_Review_6":"A story like this never ends… . A humane, clear eyed attempt to explore the ripple effects of sexual crime.","OtherText_Review_6_Src":"Kirkus Reviews","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"From award-winning author Zoe Whittall comes The Best Kind of People, a stunning tour de force about the unravelling of an all-American family.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Short-listed","PrizeCode_0":"04","PrizeName_0":"Scotiabank Giller Prize","PrizeYear_0":"2016","ProductFormDescription":"epub","PublicationDate":"2016-08-27","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"From award-winning author Zoe Whittall comes The Best Kind of People, a stunning tour de force about the unravelling of an all-American family."}
The Best Kind of People
From award-winning author Zoe Whittall comes The Best Kind of People, a stunning tour de force about the unravelling of an all-American family.
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The Couturier of Milan
In the ninth installment of the bestselling Ava Lee series, Ava investigates the dark side of the glamorous world of fashion.
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The Diamond Queen of Singapore
Ava Lee investigates a fraudulent investment scheme that sends her on the trail of illegal diamonds, drugs, and offshore banking.
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The Disciple of Las Vegas
Ava Lee goes deep inside the shady world of online gambling in the second installment of the pulse-pounding series.
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Vital and vivid characters spring from the page, grab your heart, and won’t let go.” — Terry Fallis, Two-Time Winner of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n“Meira Cook … writes prose so fluid, so effortless, so vivid, you’re swept away on its sheer beauty and power … \u003cem\u003eOnce More With Feeling\u003c\/em\u003e manages to be both sharp and tender, tragic and fiercely funny, and wholly satisfying.” — \u003cem\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n“Brimming with warmth and a wry, often surrealistic sense of humour, Cook’s vibrant narrative delves beneath the tenuous surfaces of the everyday, asking us to re-examine the ways in which we see ourselves and understand the world.” — Kerry Lee Powell, author of the Scotiabank Giller Prize-nominated \u003cem\u003eWillem de Kooning’s Paintbrush\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n“Labyrinthine, projecting, reversing, traversing, all of life on a strand of a spider’s web — perhaps those words might tickle the intimate and intricate lives and loves that Cook shares in her magical pages … the book reads like an extended poem, its elegant lines and diverse voices simply twisting and turning forever into a cat’s cradle conversation on women, mothers, daughters, sons, religion, life, death, growing up, tradition … a damn good [novel].” — \u003cem\u003eHamilton Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n“Méira Cook has re-established her position as one of Manitoba’s, if not Canada’s, finest novelists.” — \u003cem\u003eJewish Post and News\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Back_cover_copy_0":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eCook is an award-winning author in both fiction and poetry.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eWith a plot that deals with gender identity, intergenerational trauma, and gentrification.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Full Catastrophe\u003c\/em\u003e, tackles resonant issues. \u003cem\u003eThe Full Catastrophe\u003c\/em\u003e will resonate with fans of Jeffrey Eugenide's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel \u003cem\u003eMiddlesex\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n","OtherText_Long_description_1":"Cook is an award-winning author in both fiction and poetry.\r\nWith a plot that deals with gender identity, intergenerational trauma, and gentrificaiton, The Full Catastrophe, tackles resonant issues.\r\nThe Full Catastrophe will resonate with fans of Jeffrey Eugenide's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Middlesex.","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003eA tender and thoughtful exploration of identity, meaning-making, and the stories we tell.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Auth":"Jean Meltzer, author of The Matzah Ball","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003eYou can’t help rooting for Charlie, for his grandfather, and even for Gellman the dog in this buoyant and generous novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_1_Auth":"Cary Fagan, author of The Student","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"The Full Catastrophe is a funny and moving story of how we tell our own stories.","ProductFormDescription":"trade paperback","PublicationDate":"2022-06-07","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"The Full Catastrophe is a funny and moving story of how we tell our own stories.","Subtitle":"A Novel","Width":"5.25","WidthCode":"in"}
The Full Catastrophe
The Full Catastrophe is a funny and moving story of how we tell our own stories.
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The Goddess of Yantai
To protect the woman she loves, Ava Lee must infiltrate the seedy world of the Syndicate — a cabal of senior officials in the Chinese film industry.
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She thought she heard ice clinking in a glass and wondered if he was drinking. “Ava, I would like that explanation to take place in Manila,” he said. “I know this will sound vague and maybe even conspiratorial, but I’m not comfortable explaining it to you over the phone. First, it’s very complicated, and I’m not as well informed as some other people I’d like you to talk to. Second, this isn’t something that can be explained in half an hour, or even several hours. I believe you should meet and take the measure of the people who’ve related at least part of their suspicions to us.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“And you have no one in the Philippines you can turn to?”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Absolutely not. As I said, this is about trust, and the number of people who Tommy and I truly trust we can count on one hand. Of those, only one lives in Manila, and he’s the first person we want you to talk to.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Uncle, I really don’t know what to say. I have other responsibilities now.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Give us one day,” he said quickly. “Get on a plane tomorrow and come to Manila for one meeting. If you decide to go back to Toronto or Hong Kong or wherever after that, the issue will never be mentioned again and we’ll still be grateful for your time.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I’m expected in Shanghai tomorrow for a business review that’s scheduled to last several days.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Postpone it,” Chang said. “Please, Ava.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe word please startled her. It wasn’t something she could remember Chang or Tommy Ordonez ever uttering. 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She admired how skillfully he had handled his end of the conversation: He had started it by invoking their connection through Uncle. Then he’d complimented her while insisting that he thought she was above flattery. Finally, he had framed his request as a personal favour. She didn’t know why he thought he had the right to ask for one, since he and Ava were hardly friends, but he had anyway and it had been exactly the right approach. Indeed, it was probably the only approach that had a chance of succeeding with her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Let me make some calls,” she said.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0":"\"The best of the series so far.\"","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Globe and Mail","OtherText_Review_1":"\"Combines lots of action with Ava’s acute intelligence and ability to solve even the most complex problems.\"","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Literary Hub","OtherText_Review_2":"\"One of his best . . . 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The Imam of Tawi-Tawi
In the eleventh installment of the bestselling Ava Lee series, Ava uncovers an international terrorism conspiracy rooted in a college in Tawi-Tawi.
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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.
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Can’t wait to see where Ava is off to next.” — Taylor Stevens, author of the Vanessa Michael Monroe Series\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “The only thing scarier than being ripped off for a few million bucks is being the guy who took it and having Ava Lee on your tail. If Hamilton’s kick-ass accountant has your number, it’s up.” — Linwood Barclay\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “A heck of a fun series, sharing Ian Fleming’s penchant for intrigue and affinity for the finer things in life and featuring Ava Lee — a remarkable hero, a twenty-first century James Bond with real depth beneath her tough- as-nails exterior. Five stars and first class!” — Owen Laukkanen, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Professionals\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Ava Lee, that wily, wonderful hunter of nasty business brutes, is back in her best adventure ever … if you haven’t yet discovered Ava Lee, start here.” — \u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Slick, fast-moving escapism reminiscent of Ian Fleming.” — \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “A hugely original creation.” — \u003cem\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e“Another action-packed entry in a solid series.” — \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e “Crackling with suspense, intrigue, and danger, your fingers will be smoking from turning these pages. Don’t ever, ever, mess with Ava Lee. She’s not your average accountant.” — Terry Fallis, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Best Laid Plans\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003cem\u003eTHE WATER RAT OF WANCHAI\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e Winner of the Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Ian Hamilton’s \u003cem\u003eThe Water Rat of Wanchai\u003c\/em\u003e is a smart, action-packed thriller of the first order, and Ava Lee, a gay Asian-Canadian forensics accountant with a razor-sharp mind and highly developed martial arts skills, is a protagonist to be reckoned with. We were impressed by Hamilton’s tight plotting; his well-rendered settings, from the glitz of Bangkok to the grit of Guyana; and his ability to portray a wide range of sharply individualized characters in clean but sophisticated prose.” — Judges’ Citation, Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Ava Lee is tough, fearless, quirky, and resourceful, and she has more — well, you know — than a dozen male detectives I can think of … Hamilton has created a true original in Ava Lee.” — Linwood Barclay, author of \u003cem\u003eNo Time for Goodbye\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “If the other novels [in the series] are half as good as this debut by Ian Hamilton, then readers are going to celebrate. Hamilton has created a marvellous character in Ava Lee … This is a terrific story that’s certain to be on the Arthur Ellis Best First Novel list.” — \u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “[Ava Lee’s] lethal knowledge … torques up her sex appeal to the approximate level of a female lead in a Quentin Tarantino film.” — \u003cem\u003eNational Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “The heroine in \u003cem\u003eThe Water Rat of Wanchai\u003c\/em\u003e by Ian Hamilton sounds too good to be true, but the heroics work better that way … formidable … The story breezes along with something close to total clarity … Ava is unbeatable at just about everything. Just wait for her to roll out her bak mei against the bad guys. She’s perfect. She’s fast.” — \u003cem\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Imagine a book about a forensic accountant that has tension, suspense, and action … When the central character looks like Lucy Liu, kicks like Jackie Chan, and has a travel budget like Donald Trump, the story is anything but boring. The Water Rat of Wanchai is such a beast … I look forward to the next one, The Disciple of Las Vegas.” — \u003cem\u003eMontreal Gazette\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “[A] tomb-raiding Dragon Lady Lisbeth, \u003cem\u003esans\u003c\/em\u003e tattoo and face metal.” — \u003cem\u003eWinnipeg Free Press\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “An enjoyable romp with a feisty, ingenious heroine whose lethal martial arts skills are as formidable as her keen mind.” — \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Readers will discern in Ava undertones of Lisbeth Salander, the ferocious protagonist of the late Stieg Larsson’s crime novels … She, too, is essentially a loner, and small, and physically brutal … There are suggestions in \u003cem\u003eThe Water Rat of Wanchai\u003c\/em\u003e of deeper complexities waiting to be more fully revealed. Plus there’s pleasure, both for Ava and readers, in the puzzle itself: in figuring out where money has gone, how to get it back, and which humans, helpful or malevolent, are to be dealt with where, and in what ways, in the process … Irresistible.” — Joan Barfoot, \u003cem\u003eLondon Free Press\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Water Rat of Wanchai\u003c\/em\u003e delivers on all fronts … feels like the beginning of a crime-fighting saga … A great story told with colour, energy, and unexpected punch.” — \u003cem\u003eHamilton Spectator\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e“The best series fiction leaves readers immersed in a world that is both familiar and fresh. Seeds planted early bear fruit later on, creating a rich forest that blooms across a number of books … [Hamilton] creates a terrific atmosphere of suspense …” — \u003cem\u003eQuill \u0026 Quire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “The book is an absolute page-turner … Hamilton’s knack for writing snappy dialogue is evident … I recommend getting in on the ground floor with this character, because for Ava Lee, the sky’s the limit.” — \u003cem\u003eInside Halton\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “A fascinating story of a hunt for stolen millions. And the hunter, Ava Lee, is a compelling heroine: tough, smart, and resourceful.” — Meg Gardiner, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Nightmare Thief\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Few heroines are as feisty as The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’s Lisbeth Salander, but Ian Hamilton’s Ava Lee could give her a run for her money … Gripping … [Ava is] smart, gutsy, and resourceful.” — \u003cem\u003eStylist UK\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “With Ava Lee comes a new star in the world of crime-thrillers … Hamilton has produced a suspenseful and gripping novel featuring a woman who is not afraid of anything … Captivating and hard to put down.” — \u003cem\u003edapd\/sda\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Thrillers don’t always have to be Scandinavian to work. Ava Lee is a wonderful Chinese-Canadian investigator who uses unconventional methods of investigation in a mysterious Eastern setting.” — \u003cem\u003eElle\u003c\/em\u003e (Germany)\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Ava has flair, charm, and sex appeal … \u003cem\u003eThe Water Rat of Wanchai\u003c\/em\u003e is a successful first book in a series, which will definitely have you longing for more.” — \u003cem\u003eSonntag-Express\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Hamilton is in the process of writing six books and film rights have already been sold. If the other cases are similar to this first one, Ava Lee is sure to quickly shake up Germany’s thriller business.” — Handelsblatt\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Brilliantly researched and incredibly exciting!” — \u003cem\u003eBücher\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Page-turning till the end of the book! … Ava Lee is the upcoming crime star.” \u003cem\u003edpa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Exciting thriller debut with an astonishing end.” — \u003cem\u003eWestdeutsche Zeitung\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Seldom does one get a thriller about white-collar crime, with an intelligent, independent lesbian and Asian protagonist. It’s also rare to find a book with such interesting and exotic settings … Readers will find great amusement in Ava’s unconventional ways and will certainly enjoy accompanying her on her travels.” — \u003cem\u003eLiteraturkurier\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003cem\u003eTHE DISCIPLE OF LAS VEGAS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e Finalist, Barry Award for Best Original Trade Paperback\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “I started to read \u003cem\u003eThe Disciple of Las Vegas\u003c\/em\u003e at around ten at night. And I did something I have only done with two other books (Cormac McCarthy’s \u003cem\u003eThe Road\u003c\/em\u003e and Douglas Coupland’s \u003cem\u003ePlayer One\u003c\/em\u003e): I read the novel in one sitting. Ava Lee is too cool. She wonderfully straddles two worlds and two identities. She does some dastardly things and still remains our hero thanks to the charm Ian Hamilton has given her on the printed page. It would take a female George Clooney to portray her in a film. The action and plot move quickly and with power. Wow. A punch to the ear, indeed.” — J. J. Lee, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Measure of a Man\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “I loved \u003cem\u003eThe Water Rat of Wanchai\u003c\/em\u003e, the first novel featuring Ava Lee. Now, Ava and Uncle make a return that’s even better … Simply irresistible.” — Margaret Cannon, \u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “This is slick, fast-moving escapism reminiscent of Ian Fleming, with more to come in what shapes up as a high-energy, high-concept series.” — \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Fast paced … Enough personal depth to lift this thriller above solely action-oriented fare.” — \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Lee is a hugely original creation, and Hamilton packs his adventure with interesting facts and plenty of action.” — \u003cem\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Hamilton makes each page crackle with the kind of energy that could easily jump to the movie screen … This riveting read will keep you up late at night.” — \u003cem\u003ePenthouse\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Hamilton gives his reader plenty to think about … Entertaining.” — \u003cem\u003eKitchener-Waterloo Record\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003cem\u003eTHE WILD BEASTS OF WUHAN\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e Lambda Literary Award Finalist: Lesbian Mystery\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Smart and savvy Ava Lee returns in this slick mystery set in the rarefied world of high art … [A] great caper tale. Hamilton has great fun chasing villains and tossing clues about. The Wild Beasts of Wuhan is the best Ava Lee novel yet, and promises more and better to come.” — Margaret Cannon, \u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “One of my favourite new mystery series, perfect escapism.” — \u003cem\u003eNational Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “As a mystery lover, I’m devouring each book as it comes out … What I love in the novels: The constant travel, the high-stakes negotiation, and Ava’s willingness to go into battle against formidable opponents, using only her martial arts skills to defend herself … If you want a great read and an education in high-level business dealings, Ian Hamilton is an author to watch.” — \u003cem\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Fast-paced and very entertaining.” — \u003cem\u003eMontreal Gazette\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Ava Lee is definitely a winner.” — \u003cem\u003eSaskatoon Star Phoenix\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “The Wild Beasts of Wuhan is an entertaining dip into potentially fatal worlds of artistic skulduggery.” — \u003cem\u003eSudbury Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Hamilton uses Ava’s investigations as comprehensive and intriguing mechanisms for plot and character development.” — \u003cem\u003eQuill \u0026 Quire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “You haven’t seen cold and calculating until you’ve double-crossed this number cruncher. Another strong entry from Arthur Ellis Award–winner Hamilton.” — \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “An intelligent kick-ass heroine anchors Canadian author Hamilton’s excellent third novel featuring forensic accountant Ava Lee … Clearly conversant with the art world, Hamilton makes the intricacies of forgery as interesting as a Ponzi scheme.” — \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED review\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “A lively series about Ava Lee, a sexy forensic financial investigator.” — \u003cem\u003eTampa Bay Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “This book is miles from the ordinary. The main character, Ava Lee is ‘the whole package.’” — \u003cem\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “A strong heroine is challenged to discover the details of an intercontinental art scheme. Although Hamilton’s star Ava Lee is technically a forensic accountant, she’s more badass private investigator than desk jockey.” — \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003cem\u003eTHE RED POLE OF MACAU\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Ava Lee is too cool. She wonderfully straddles two worlds and two identities. She does some dastardly things and still remains our hero thanks to the charm Ian Hamilton has given her on the printed page. It would take a female George Clooney to portray her in a film. The action and plot move quickly and with power. Wow. A punch to the ear, indeed.” — J. J. Lee, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Measure of a Man\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Ava Lee returns as one of crime fiction’s most intriguing characters. The Red Pole of Macau is the best page-turner of the season from the hottest writer in the business!” — John Lawrence Reynolds, author of \u003cem\u003eBeach Strip\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Ava Lee, that wily, wonderful hunter of nasty business brutes, is back in her best adventure ever … If you haven’t yet discovered Ava Lee, start here.” — \u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “The best in the series so far.” — \u003cem\u003eLondon Free Press\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Ava [Lee] is a character we all could use at one time or another. Failing that, we follow her in her best adventure yet.” — \u003cem\u003eHamilton Spectator\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “A romp of a story with a terrific heroine.” — \u003cem\u003eSaskatoon Star Phoenix\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Fast-paced … The action unfolds like a well-oiled action-flick.” — \u003cem\u003eKitchener-Waterloo Record\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “A change of pace for our girl [Ava Lee] … Suspenseful.” — \u003cem\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Hamilton packs tremendous potential in his heroine … A refreshingly relevant series. This reader will happily pay House of Anansi for the fifth instalment.” — \u003cem\u003eCanadian Literature\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003cem\u003eTHE SCOTTISH BANKER OF SURABAYA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Hamilton deepens Ava’s character, and imbues her with greater mettle and emotional fire, to the extent that book five is his best, most memorable, to date.” — \u003cem\u003eNational Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “In today’s crowded mystery market, it’s no easy feat coming up with a protagonist who stands out from the pack. But Ian Hamilton has made a great job of it with his Ava Lee books. Young, stylish, Chinese Canadian, lesbian, and a brilliant forensic accountant, Ava is as complex a character as you could want … [A] highly addictive series … Hamilton knows how to keep the pages turning. He eases us into the seemingly tame world of white-collar crime, then raises the stakes, bringing the action to its peak with an intensity and violence that’s stomach-churning. His Ava Lee is a winner and a welcome addition to the world of strong female avengers.” — \u003cem\u003eNOW Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Most of the series’ success rests in Hamilton’s tight plotting, attention to detail, and complex powerhouse of a heroine: strong but vulnerable, capable but not impervious … With their tight plotting and crackerjack heroine, Hamilton’s novels are the sort of crowd-pleasing, narrative-focused fiction we find all too rarely in this country.” — \u003cem\u003eQuill and Quire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Ava is such a cool character, intelligent, Chinese-Canadian, unconventional, and original … Irresistible.” — \u003cem\u003eOwen Sound Sun Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003cem\u003eTHE TWO SISTERS OF BORNEO\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e A National Bestseller\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “There are plenty of surprises waiting for Ava, and for the reader, all uncovered with great satisfaction.” — \u003cem\u003eNational Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Ian Hamilton’s great new Ava Lee mystery has the same wow factor as its five predecessors. The plot is complex and fast-paced, the writing tight, and its protagonist is one of the most interesting female avengers to come along in a while.” — \u003cem\u003eNOW Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e (NNNN)\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “The appeal of the Ava Lee series owes much to her brand name lifestyle; it stirs pleasantly giddy emotions to encounter such a devotedly elegant heroine. But, better still, the detailing of financial shenanigans is done in such clear language that even readers who have trouble balancing their bank books can appreciate the way conmen set out to fleece unsuspecting victims.” — \u003cem\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Hamilton has a unique gift for concocting sizzling thrillers.” — \u003cem\u003eEdmonton Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Hamilton has this formula down to an art, but he manages to avoid cliché and his ability to evoke a place keeps the series fresh.” — \u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “From her introduction in \u003cem\u003eThe Water Rat of Wanchai\u003c\/em\u003e, Ava Lee has stood as a stylish, street-smart leading lady whose resourcefulness and creativity have helped her to uncover criminal activity in everything from illegal online gambling rings to international art heists. In Hamilton’s newest installment to the series, readers accompany Ava on great adventures and to interesting locales, roaming from Hong Kong to the Netherlands to Borneo. The pulse-pounding, fast-paced narrative is chocked full of divergent plot twists and intriguing personalities that make it a popular escapist summer read. The captivating female sleuth does not disappoint as she circles the globe on a quest to uncover an unusually intriguing investment fiasco involving fraud, deception and violence.” — ExpressMilwaukee.com\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Ava may be the most chic figure in crime fiction.” — \u003cem\u003eHamilton Spectator\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “The series as a whole is as good as the modern thriller genre gets.” — \u003cem\u003eThe Cor\u003c\/em\u003ed\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003cem\u003eTHE KING OF SHANGHAI\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “One of Ian Hamilton’s best.” — \u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Ava would be a sure thing to whip everybody, Putin included, at the negotiating table.” — \u003cem\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “After six novels starring Chinese-Canadian Ava Lee and her perilously thrilling exploits, best-selling Canadian author Ian Hamilton has jolted his creation out of what wasn’t even yet a rut and hurled her abruptly into a new circumstance, with fresh ambitions.” — \u003cem\u003eLondon Free Press\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “It's a measure of Hamilton's quality as a thriller writer that he compels your attention even before he starts ratcheting up the suspense.” — \u003cem\u003eRegina Leader Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “An unputdownable book that I would highly recommend for all.” — \u003cem\u003eWords of Mystery\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Ava is as powerful and brilliant as ever.” — \u003cem\u003eLiterary Treats\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Fast-paced suspense, exotic locales, and a rich cast of characters … make for yet another hugely entertaining hit.” — \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, Starred Review\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e \"Good fun, too, for those who like to combine crime fiction with armchair traveling.” — \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003cem\u003eTHE PRINCELING OF NANJING\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Like the best series writers — Ian Rankin and Peter Robinson come to mind — Hamilton manages to keep the Ava Lee books fresh … a compulsive read, a page-turner of the old school … The Princeling of Nanjing is a welcome return of an old favourite, and bodes well for future books.” — \u003cem\u003eQuill and Quire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “One of those grip tight novels that makes one read ‘just one more chapter’ and you discover it’s 3 a.m. The novel is built on complicated webs artfully woven into clear, magnetic story telling. Author Ian Hamilton delivers the intrigue within complex and relentless webs in high style and once again proves that everyone, once in their lives, needs an Ava Lee at their backs.” — \u003cem\u003eCanadian Mystery Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Hamilton uses his people and plot to examine Chinese class and power structures that open opportunities for massive depravities and corruptions.” — \u003cem\u003eLondon Free Press\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Ava Lee has a new business, a new look, and, most important, a new Triad boss to appreciate her particular financial talents … We know that Ava will come up with a plan and Hamilton will come up with a twist.” — \u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “As usual with a Hamilton-Lee novel, matters take a decided twist as the plot unrolls.” — \u003cem\u003eOwen Sound Sun Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “A terrific addition to the Ava Lee canon, a must read.” — \u003cem\u003eCBC Homerun\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “[An] exotic thriller that also offers a fascinating inside look at fiscal misconduct in China … Hamilton’s heroine is one of a kind. Ava is gay, a diminutive five-foot-three, a ruthless martial-arts adversary, a brilliant forensic accountant and a woman whose own unique moral code sometimes has her operating on the fringes of the law — but only, we would like to believe, in order to deal with the really bad guys. As a unique character, she's become indispensable.” — \u003cem\u003eCalgary Herald\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “The reader is offered plenty of Ava in full flower as the Chinese-Canadian glamour puss who happens to be gay, whip smart, and unafraid of whatever dangers come her way.” — \u003cem\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003cem\u003eTHE IMAM OF TAWI TAWI\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Combines lots of action with Ava’s acute intelligence and ability to solve even the most complex problems” — \u003cem\u003eLit Hub\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “The best of the series so far.” — \u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “One of his best … Tightly plotted and quick-moving, this is a spare yet terrifically suspenseful novel.” — \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Fast-paced, smoothly written, and fun.” — \u003cem\u003eLondon Free Press\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “An engrossing novel.” — \u003cem\u003eReviewing the Evidence\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “Hamilton’s rapid-fire storytelling moves the along at breakneck speed, as Ava globe-trots to put clues together. Hamilton has always had a knack for combining Fleming-style descriptors with modern storytelling devices and character beats, and this book is no different.” — \u003cem\u003eThe Mind Reels\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e “An engaging and compelling mystery.” — \u003cem\u003eLiterary Treats\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Quote_from_review_0":"Another action-packed entry in a solid series.","OtherText_Quote_from_review_1":"Hamilton provides a fascinating peek into a disturbingly glamorous world.","OtherText_Quote_from_review_2":"Whether it’s the triad plot lines or the elegant detective skills of Lee, Ian Hamilton has managed to maintain a freshness to his stories. The Mountain Master of Sha Tin is as slick and smart as The Water Rat of Wanchai, the first Ava Lee novel . . . 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The Mountain Master of Sha Tin
Ava Lee becomes embroiled in a triad war between two feuding gangs vying for control of the Wanchai territory in Hong Kong.
