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The Water Rat Of Wanchai (2011)

by Ian Hamilton(Favorite Author)

3.71 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0887842518 (ISBN13: 9780887842511)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Spiderline

series

Ava Lee

review 1: For a light, easy and entertaining read, you can't beat an Ava Lee fix. This is the second Ian Hamilton book I've read - the other was #4 - this is #1 in the series. Enjoyed this one more - Ava Lee is a kick! She's a forensic accountant, a bak mei whiz and smart as a whip - the combination is decidedly lethal. Her business - research money trails for desperate clients and recover millions of dollars from deals gone sideways - generally involves taking on and outwitting the bad guys mentally and physically. She's a curious collection of tradition, independence, feminism and a woman who honors her word with a healthy respect for her opponents. This novel takes us on a whirlwind tour of Toronto, Seattle, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Guyana and the British Virgin Islands chasing afte... morer bad guys who have swindled Andrew Tam out of millions of dollars in the seafood business. A fast-paced and fun read. (Full disclosure - I got this book through Goodreads Giveaway.)
review 2: I agree, with some of the earlier posts - I almost put this book down at first, as there's little more boring than accountancy. perhaps the ability to make this most boring of topics compelling is a real achievement. I enjoyed it and the story certainly pulled me through, but I guess I was hoping for something a little more exotic, somehow. Also, I felt that Ava's physical threat/a bilities was talked up quite a lot throughout the book, without any credible examples until much later in the story and I found this a little thin. Overall, an enjoyable read and its always good to see a new heroine on the block!AS Bond. less

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