The General of Tiananmen Square
An Ava Lee Novel: The Triad Years
- Publisher
- House of Anansi Press Inc
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2023
- Category
- Women Sleuths, Crime, Crime
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781487010218
- Publish Date
- Jan 2023
- List Price
- $19.99
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781487010225
- Publish Date
- Jan 2023
- List Price
- $10.99
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Description
Ava Lee squares off against the Chinese government over a controversial film depicting the infamous Tiananmen Square Massacre in the latest thriller from bestselling author Ian Hamilton.
Ava Lee is in the French Riviera with Pang Fai and Lau Lau for the long-awaited premiere of Tiananmen at the Cannes Film Festival. As the film collects numerous awards and international acclaim, a distribution deal with a major American firm is arranged by the film’s producer, Chen.
When several months go by with no word from the Americans, Chen decides to travel to Los Angeles to determine what is preventing the film’s release. En route from his home in Bangkok, Chen goes missing. Ava is called in to investigate and soon learns that Chen is being held by the Thai immigration services on orders of the Chinese government, which is unhappy with the film’s depiction of the infamous massacre at Tiananmen Square and seeks to punish those responsible for its production.
To protect her investment, Ava must find a way for Tiananmen to be released, while keeping secret her own involvement in the film’s creation and ensuring her friends are kept safe from retribution. It's a difficult balancing act, perhaps the most difficult of her life — the stakes have never been higher nor has failure been more costly.
About the author
Ian Hamilton is the author of seven novels in the Ava Lee series: The Dragon Head of Hong Kong: The Ava Lee Prequel, The Water Rat of Wanchai, The Disciple of Las Vegas, The Wild Beasts of Wuhan, The Red Pole of Macau, The Scottish Banker of Surabaya, and The Two Sisters of Borneo. The Water Rat of Wanchai was the winner of the Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel, an Amazon.ca Top 100 Book of the Year, an Amazon.ca Top 100 Editors’ Pick, an Amazon.ca Canadian Pick, an Amazon.ca Mysteries and Thrillers Pick, a Toronto Star Top 5 Fiction Book of the Year, and a Quill & Quire Top 5 Fiction Book of the Year.
Editorial Reviews
Smartly constructed, with plenty of action and intrigue (political and otherwise). … A worthy addition to a consistently strong series that could use a word-of-mouth boost.
Booklist
Hamilton gives us a look into the darker, shadier side of the movie industry. He does so with a clever plot, vivid images, and international intrigue of a historical event.
Miramichi Reader
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