The red pole of Macau : an Ava Lee novel

Ava Lee returns as one of crime fiction's most intriguing characters. The Red Pole of Macau is the best page-turner of the season from the hottest writer in the business! The “cool And Stylish Heroine Kicks It Up A Notch” (terry Fallis, Author Of Best Laid Plans), In The Gripping Fourth Installment Of Ian Hamilton’s Ava Lee Series. In The Red Pole Of Macau, Ava’s Half-brother Michael Is Desperate To Pull Out Of A Multi-million-dollar Real Estate Deal In The Territory Of Macau. The Developers Are Threatening To Halt Construction Unless Michael And His Business Partner Put Up Another $80 Million; The Bank Is Looking For Repayment On Their Loan; And Her Father Is Prepared To Sell Everything To Protect His First-born Son. When Ava Enlists Uncle For Help, She Discovers His Health Is Failing And Is Forced To Turn To A Former Client, The Cunning And Seductive May Ling Wong. As Ava Follows The Money Trail, She Finds Herself Drawn Deeper And Deeper Into Hong Kong’s Dark And Deadly World Of Organized Crime. Will Ava Protect Her Family’s Future? Or Will This Job Lead To A Violent End . . . Ava is called upon to protect her family's future in the latest installment of the acclaimed Ava Lee novels. Ava's half-brother Michael is desperate to pull out of a multi-million-dollar real-estate deal in the territory of Macau. The developers are threatening to halt construction unless Michael and his business partner put up another $80 million; the bank is looking for repayment on their loan; and her father is prepared to sell everything to protect his first-born son. When Uncle is unable to help, Ava is forced to turn to a former client, the cunning and seductive May Ling Wong. As Ava untangles the twisted money trail, she finds herself drawn deeper and deeper into Hong Kong's dark and deadly world of organized crime. Will Ava protect her family's future? Or will this job lead to a violent end... In Ian Hamilton's The Red Pole of Macau, family ties are stressed to the limit when intrepid forensic accountant Ava Lee must rescue her half brother, Michael, and his business partner, Simon, from a disastrous multimillion-dollar real-estate deal in Macau. When the developers turn out to be gangsters, Michael and Simon are threatened with bankruptcy and much worse. Ava struggles to salvage the deal and her family's money, but then Simon is kidnapped, and the rules of the game abruptly change