Shanghai Author:Christopher New "Shanghai,at the turn of the century, was the key to China; a place where the immensely wealthy European "taipans" vied with one another for preeminence, the criminal gangs wielded vast power and every Chinese citizen paid homage to both. — "With this magnificent novel Christopher New joins the ranks of the great story tellers, those writers who ... more »- like James Mitchner and James Clavell - bring history alive, draw characters we care about and keep us enthralled from first page to last"« less