The Dragon's Tail by Adam Williams
Harry Airton, a Scottish fisherman, has China in his blood. A chance encounter with a spook during the Korean War gives him the opportunity to return to the land of his birth and serve his government at the same time. They hatch a long-term plan to create the perfect spy: a triple agent with a cover that can't be broken, because it's genuine. What Harry doesn't realise is that if he is setting the perfect trap, the Communist Chinese may also be finding the perfect bait. And that as the Cold War escalates and China marches towards Cultural Revolution and the end of the twentieth-century, the fates of two people who love each other are entirely unimportant!
'This book is poetic and romantic in parts, harrowing and tragic in others.. Persevere when the going gets tough and you'll be richly rewarded.' **** -- Heat on THE EMPEROR'S BONES 'Epic ... a story that suggests history is repeated not as farce, but as adventure and romance.' -- Financial Times on THE EMPEROR'S BONES 'An epic historical and romantic story as well as an impressive first novel.' -- Sunday Mirror on THE PALACE OF HEAVENLY PLEASURE 'A rattling good read. Full of love and loss and guts and gore and derring-do, this is as good as an adventure story gets...Williams is a master' -- The Times on THE PALACE OF HEAVENLY PLEASURE 'A blockbuster with a difference' -- Daily Mail on THE PALACE OF HEAVENLY PLEASURE
Adam Williams, whose family has lived in China since the late nineteenth century, was born and raised in Hong Kong. For the last eighteen years he has been representative in Beijing of a Far East trading conglomerate. In 1999 he received an OBE for services to Sino-British trade.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780340899106 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340899107 |
| Title | The Dragon's Tail |
| Author | Adam Williams |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2007-08-23 |
| Number of pages | 560 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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