The Hong Kong Sanction By Mitchell Sam Rossi

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Slow moving spy story involving two time periods and the search for official documents that would turn Hong Kong over to the Brits totally and completely I m not keen on the literary technique of jumping back and forth in time to tell a story I m much a linear kind of guy Another issue I had was that none of the major characters were very likable Lindsey the hero of our tale is a James Bond type who is retired due to a major knee injury though he still has a very high opinion of himself Suzette who goes from suspect to hero s squeeze is majorly phony throughout And Nathan the boy who watches his family of missionaries get murdered understandably turns in on himself and has trust issues I had a difficult time caring what was happening The book finally opened up and became interesting to me during the final seventy pages Paperback Peking 1898 Deep in the heart of the Forbidden City the Dowager Empress faces the fruit of her darkest secret an illegitimate son To safeguard that secret a deed is written a paper that gives the British permanent possession of Honk Kong But within days blood has been violently shed and the document has vanished Hong Kong 1998 Lindsay Chase was the CIA s secret weapon in China until a sniper s bullet put him out of commission Now one short year later as Britain s 99 year lease expires and China prepares to take possession the death of a CIA informer brings Chase back to an island churning with corruption and intrigue Hunting the double agents who deep sixed his career while probing a vicious murder he enters a chilling labyrinth of ruthless assassins unaware that the fate of Hong Kong is in his hands From seething city streets to the ancient temples of Mainland China no one can be trusted not even the exquisite Asian beauty who holds the key that may unlock a century old secret and tip the scales in a deadly game for the highest stakes of all the future of Hong Kong The Hong Kong Sanction.