The Dragon's Threat - King, Peter
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An award winning book by Peter King, first in the series. Peter Holroyd, a solitary scholar of Ming and Qing Dynasty maritime history, faces a seismic upheaval when his university threatens his funding and the possibility of tenure. Simultaneously, an old friend ropes him into a volatile international crisis over Dejection Island in the South China Sea. With Britain, China, and the U.S. at odds, Holroyd must unearth ancient sovereignty claims to facilitate Britain's exit. ¿Alongside a captivating Chinese aide, he plunges into a perilous quest, where corpses multiply, murder attempts abound,…mehr

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An award winning book by Peter King, first in the series. Peter Holroyd, a solitary scholar of Ming and Qing Dynasty maritime history, faces a seismic upheaval when his university threatens his funding and the possibility of tenure. Simultaneously, an old friend ropes him into a volatile international crisis over Dejection Island in the South China Sea. With Britain, China, and the U.S. at odds, Holroyd must unearth ancient sovereignty claims to facilitate Britain's exit. ¿Alongside a captivating Chinese aide, he plunges into a perilous quest, where corpses multiply, murder attempts abound, and betrayal lurks at every turn. As Holroyd delves deeper into history, he's ensnared in a deadly web, questioning not just the fate of Dejection Island's inhabitants, but his own survival.
Autorenporträt
Born on October 25, 1940 in Glasgow Scotland he came to Canada in 1959 and served in the Canadian Navy, the Canadian Federal Public Service, as a Consultant with First Nations, and was appointed a University Professor at the University of Hearst (Ontario) and Beijing University of Technology (Beijing, China). Lives in Ottawa, Ontario