The Dragon's Threat

<p>An award winning book by Peter King first in the series.</p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(13 13 13 1)>Peter Holroyd a solitary scholar of Ming and Qing Dynasty maritime history faces a seismic upheaval when his university threatens his funding </span><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>and the possibility of tenure.</span><span style=color: rgba(13 13 13 1)> </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(13 13 13 1)>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. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(13 13 13 1)>?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.</span></p>