The Years of the Hungry Tiger - John Gordon Davis

Set in the years of Mao and prior to the handover, The Years of the Hungry Tiger is the story of McAdam, a Hong Kong policeman who is unhappily married. Then he meets Ying-ling, who is a schoolmistress, and he falls headlong for her. This, however, makes him a security risk as she teaches at a communist school, and to make matters worse her father lives on the mainland and so McAdam becomes immediately vulnerable to Chinese pressure. Ying-ling herself is a starry-eyed Marxist with resulting conflicting loyalties. In a novel which contains more than a smattering of realism, the author thrills with a tale of political intrigue, espionage, riots, sex, and the underworld of the island, along with it surviving typhoons, economic crises, and everything a hostile regime can throw at it.

ISBN: 0718111923

Pages: 550

Hardback with dustjacket

Michael Joseph, 1974

Edition: 01

Good condition; DJ some wear

B11