Weapons and nuclear devices disappearing bring the Chinese Spymaster and leaders of the Chinese government together to solve the theft. With threats of possible terrorist attacks, it’s a race to find out who is responsible and where they are now. Some good action packed scenes get the heart pumping.
The way the author lets you get to know a character was great, you really get a picture of what their true nature “Wang had long concluded that Zhang carefully cultivated his dour demeanor to disguise an impish humor and a politically risky willingness to follow the logic of his thoughts wherever it led.” His descriptions are great, one I really liked was the familiar smell of the city, the “salty tang blended with the mustiness of old buildings.” Hock is an intelligent writer so be prepared to think. :) http://www.amazon.com/The-Ninja-Diplomat-Chinese-Spymaster-ebook/dp/B014Z5YMG8/ About the Author Hock G. Tjoa was born in Singapore to Chinese parents. He studied history at Brandeis and Harvard and taught European history and Asian political thought at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur. He is married and lives with his family in the Sierra Nevada foothills of California. In 2010, he published The Battle of Chibi, selections translated from "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" (one of four traditional Chinese classics). In 2011, he adapted Lao She's "Tea House," Mandarin original dated 1953, publishing it as Heaven is High and the Emperor Far Away, a Play. Both are part of his goal to contribute to a wider and greater understanding of China and Asia. Hock published The Ingenious Judge Dee, a Play and The Chinese Spymaster, volume 1: Operation Kashgar in 2013 and Agamemnon Must Die, a retelling of Aeschylus’ Oresteia in 2014. He is pleased now to release The Ninja and the Diplomat, volume 2 of The Chinese Spymaster.
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