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Simon Young #1
The Mahjong Spies
As the Red Chinese prepare to swallow up Hong Kong, the Soviets devise a plan to make the Colony answer to it. Simon Young, guarding his family's fortunes, must stop them both.
509 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1986
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February 5, 2021
A thoroughly enjoyable thriller, well-researched, credible characters, a vivid sense of place with an intriguing and carefully built plot complete with satisfying twists. This is essentially the KGB versus Chinese intelligence, or Gouanbu, in Hong Kong in the lead-up to the colony's handover to Beijing. Banking, bearer shares, a desalination plant and family rivalries are thrown into the combustible mix. As a thriller writer myself, I'm really quite envious!
October 16, 2023
Over complicated plot, unneccesarily complex details of Financial documents.
Towards the end seem to wander and run out of steam.
Long winded.
Towards the end seem to wander and run out of steam.
Long winded.
October 1, 2025
Enjoyed this book
May 28, 2012
Just as I have rated it, amazing! The author must be extremely intelligent
February 26, 2013
Not one of my usual reads but I had this paperback lying around forever and was like why not? It was older and def dated but it was fun as hell.
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