The deadliest secrets in Shanghai aren’t buried in the ground\u2014they’re hidden in plain sight.
\nShanghai, 1936. A city of glittering wealth and unspeakable poverty, where Western power meets Eastern intrigue, and where every smile might hide a betrayal.
\nAs war clouds gather on the horizon, three lives collide in a dangerous dance of survival:
\nDavina stands at the helm of her family’s trading house, navigating treacherous waters as invasion looms, communism rises, and a devastating typhoon approaches. But the whispers in Shanghai’s narrow streets suggest her greatest threat may come from within.
\nJoseph, heir to the powerful Sung triad, rules his world with cold calculation. In a city built on vice and violence, he pursues a personal vendetta that will either cement his power\u2014or destroy everything he’s built.
\nCaught between them is Irina. Beautiful. Resourceful. Trapped. When this stateless Russian woman falls unwittingly into the triads’ clutches, she becomes the perfect weapon in a game where no one can be trusted.
\nIn the labyrinthine heart of pre-war Shanghai\u2014where colonial mansions stand beside opium dens and fortune tellers whisper to British taipans\u2014these three cross paths in a city living on borrowed time.
\nThe Japanese fleet is gathering. Communist agents move through the shadows. And a monster typhoon bears down on the coast.
\nMeticulously researched and masterfully told, Shanghai Circle pulls you into the forgotten world of 1930s Shanghai\u2014a place of extraordinary beauty and breathtaking cruelty, where fortunes shift like sand, and where survival depends on knowing which secrets to keep and which to reveal.
\nGet your copy now and step into the most dangerous city of the twentieth century.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"