The Jade Lady: A race to find WWII treasure and stop a civil war between Taiwan and China

The Jade Lady: A race to find WWII treasure and stop a civil war between Taiwan and China

<b>“…a well-written, engaging spy thriller.” <br /> --Bookish Asia</b> <br /> <br />When Lance Roven, a software engineer working in Hong Kong, is called back home to his grandfather’s deathbed, his grandfather asks him to handle the contents of a safe deposit box and then does something Lance can’t believe – he speaks Chinese. <br /> <br />This sets Lance off on a trail of clues, following an old map to Taiwan where he meets the beautiful museum researcher Annie Lee. Together they work to uncover a secret buried for 60 years while racing against Chinese spies to find a treasure and forgotten WWII treaty that could reignite a civil war. <br /> <br />The Jade Lady explores the intricate history between the US, Taiwan and China, and the "other cold war" that has existed in the East since the late 1940s with a page-turning plot that will satisfy fans of both thrillers and historical fiction.