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The water rat of Wanchai : an Ava Lee novel / Ian Hamilton.

Title
The water rat of Wanchai : an Ava Lee novel / Ian Hamilton.
Author
Hamilton, Ian, 1946-
Publication
  • New York, NY : Picador, 2014.
  • ©2014

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Description
392 pages; 21 cm
Summary
"In The Water Rat of Wanchai, we meet forensic accountant and martial arts expert Ava Lee in her early days working for the mysterious businessman Uncle as they track down large sums of money that have disappeared. One of Uncle's longtime friends has requested help for his nephew, who needs to recover five million dollars from a business deal that went sideways. Ava steps in and immediately is off on a global hunt for the missing money that has her dodging shady characters. On a journey that takes her from Seattle to Hong Kong, Bangkok, Guyana, and the British Virgin Islands, Ava encounters everything from the Thai katoey culture to corrupt government officials. In Guyana she meets her match: Captain Robbins, a godfather-like figure who controls the police, politicians, and criminals alike. In exchange for his help, Robbins decides he wants a piece of Ava's five million dollars and will do whatever it takes to get his fair share."--P. [4] of cover.
Subject
  • Women accountants > Fiction
  • Women martial artists > Fiction
  • Swindlers and swindling > Fiction
  • Lee, Ava (Fictitious character) > Fiction
  • Guyana > Fiction
Genre/Form
  • Mystery fiction
  • Suspense fiction
  • Detective and mystery fiction
  • Thrillers (Fiction)
  • Fiction
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
ISBN
  • 9781250032270 (trade pbk.) :
  • 125003227X (trade pbk.) :
  • 9781250050076 (hardcover) (canceled/invalid)
  • 9781250032287 (e-book) (canceled/invalid)
OCLC
  • 857967116
  • SCSB-11497228
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library