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The water rat of wanchai by ian hamilton house of anansi 401 pp. Ava lee is a young chinesecanadian forensic accountant who works for an elderly hong kongbased uncle, who may or may. The water rat of wanchai fraser valley regional library. The nook book ebook of the the princeling of nanjing. Ive discovered ian hamilton, writer of the ava lee mystery series, and wondered how on earth ive been in the dark for so long. The water rat of wanchai by ian hamilton overdrive. Bbc culture named hamilton one of the ten mysterycrime writers from the last thirty years that should be on your bookshelf. The water rat of wanchai downloadlibrary overdrive. The water rat of wanchai by ian hamilton posted on august 24, 2017 by days lee the first time i h eard of ian hamilton and the ava lee series was a few years ago at the blue metropolis festival here in montreal.
Ian hamilton has had a range of careers over the span of his life, from journalist to diplomat, but it wasnt until a health scare that he sat down to write his first novel. The water rat of wanchai electronic resource ebook. He lives in burlington, ontario, with his wife, lorraine. The water rat of wanchai is the first in a series featuring the whipsmart canadian chinese forensic accountant, ava lee, who undertakes a case to return swindled funds. Ava lee was the heroine that came to him and so the series was born. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. The water rat of wanchai was the winner of the arthur ellis award for best first novel and was named a best book of the year by amazon. Read the water rat of wanchai by ian hamilton available from rakuten kobo. The water rat of wanchai toronto public library overdrive. Ian hamilton water rat of wanchai an ava lee novel world.
Captain robbins, a huge hulk of a man and godfatherlike figure who controls the police, politicians, and criminals alike. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. One of uncles longtime friends has requested help for his nephew, who needs to recover five million dollars from a. With the billionaires reputation on the line, she follows the money from vancouver to las vegas, to the costa rican. Ava lee takes on a master criminal in her most dangerous case yetin ian hamilton s the water rat of wanchai, we meet forensic accountant and martial arts expert ava lee in her early days working for the mysterious businessman uncle as they track down large sums of money that have disappeared. Ava lee goes deep inside the shady world of online gambling in the second installment of the pulsepounding series. He did not publish another book until 2011 when the water rat of wanchai, the first book in the ava lee series, was released. The prequel the dragon head of hong kong is now in print, combined with the water rat in one volume. In hamiltons subpar fourth ava lee novel after 20s the wild beasts of wuhan, avas eldest halfbrother, michael, who lives in hong kong, and his business partner, simon to, have sunk a. Ava lee is a young chinesecanadian forensic accountant who works for. The water rat of wanchai ava lee series book 1 ebook. Ian hamilton, author of the water rat of wanchai, on librarything.
First of 2 exclusive bundles, including books 1 and 2 of the wildly popular ava lee series plus the never before published prequel. The nook book ebook of the the water rat of wanchai. Ian hamilton ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall. One of their first investments a furniture company owned by two sisters in kota kinabalu, borneo runs into immediate problems with a dutch. The third book in the ava lee series in ian hamiltons 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 multimilliondollar realestate deal in macau. One of uncles longtime friends has requested help for his nephew, who needs to recover. It is the first of eight ava lee novels including a prequel to this book which was initially only available on kindle but was written after this book. Hamiltons journalism has been featured in macleans and saturday night magazine. The ava lee series bundle 1 fraser valley regional library.
The water rat of wanchai london public library overdrive. The sixth installment in the wildly popular ava lee series from arthur ellis award winner, ian hamilton. The water rat of wanchai is, in fact, the first novel of canadian author ian hamilton, and while his story pit stops in hong kong, it starts out in toronto before moving on to seattle, then thailand, then guyana and finally to the british virgin islands. In the first electrifying book of the series, ian hamilton introduces us to ava lee the smartest, most stylish heroine in crime fiction since. The water room pdf download full pdf read book page.
Ian hamilton is the author of ten novels in the ava lee series, including the water rat of wanchai. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the water rat of wanchai. In the first of what promises to be a massively successful series, ian hamilton introduces the reader to one of crime fictions most unique. The resourceful, brilliant ava lee is a forensic accountant and martial arts expert who recovers money. In ian hamiltons the water rat of wanchai, we meet forensic accountant and martial arts expert ava lee in her early days working for the mysterious businessman uncle as they track down large sums of money that have disappeared. In ian hamilton s the water rat of wanchai, we meet forensic accountant and martial arts expert ava lee in her early days working for the mysterious businessman uncle as they track down large sums of money that have disappeared. The water rat of wanchai ava lee, book 1 by ian hamilton. He is the author of the disciple of las vegas, the wild beasts of wuhan, the red pole of macau, and the water rat of wanchai. Ian hamilton has 18 books on goodreads with 21949 ratings. In the first of the series, ian hamilton introduces the reader to one of crime fictions most unique and compelling heroines, and uncovers the dark machinations of the global shadow economy. The water rat of wanchai electronic resource epub ebook. From the water rat of wanchai by ian hamilton 2011. She has also set up an investment company with may ling wong and her sisterinlaw, amanda yee. The water rat of wanchai hamilton, ian, 1946 ebook, 2011.
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