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Fate

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The first book in a gripping new Ava Lee spin-off series featuring fan-favourite Uncle Chow Tung and his ascendancy to the head of the Triad gang in Fanling.

Hong Kong, 1969. The Dragon Head of the Fanling Triad has died and there is a struggle to replace him among senior members of the gang. Normally, the Deputy Mountain Master is next in line, but this one is weak and ineffectual and has only survived because of the protection of the Dragon Head. Up to this point, the Fanling Triad has operated in relative isolation from neighbouring gangs, but the Dragon Head's death has drawn attention to the area — and to its wealth. Other gangs start to make threatening moves and it's obvious to the senior members of the Fanling Triad that they need a leader who can fend off the threats, unite the membership, and maintain their prosperity. There are several candidates. The least conspicuous is the White Paper Fan, their young administrator. His name is Chow Tung, but many of those who work with him already refer to him as "Uncle"...

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    • Booklist

      February 1, 2019
      After 12 books in the Ava Lee series, featuring a Chinese Canadian forensic accountant who has her own ways of recovering debts, Hamilton presents a series-launching spin-off to tell the story of Ava's late mentor and partner, Uncle Chow Tung. In 1959, Chow, 25, and his fianc�e, Liu Gai-san, 24, were the last remaining members of their families when they formed a group of 11 to escape Mao Zedong's China for Hong Kong by swimming four kilometers across polluted Shenzhen Bay. But during the crossing, Chow became ill from swallowing water, and Gai-san was discovered lost when the group made land. Ten years later, Chow, having earned the honorific Uncle for his serious demeanor and dress, has an executive role in the Fanling family, as he presents progressive ideas to increase income. When Gao, the group's Mountain Master, or leader, is killed by a hit-and-run driver, Chow wants to believe it's an accident until more violence makes it clear that Fanling is being threatened by another gang seeking to take it over. A welcome origin story about the man who helped shape Ava Lee.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2019, American Library Association.)

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