Shanhai Author:Barth Jules Sussman IT WAS A CITY OF ALL NATIONS - AND NO CONSCIENCE... And only a handful knew about the espionage ring that had been operating ever since the war began. Maxim Dallin, smuggler, black marketeer, knew as he bartered food for gold and gold for information vital to the Allies. Dominique Torg, the golden-haired Norwegian exile, knew because her father... more » had been executed in the service of the Americans. Salat, the Corsican underworld boss, knew because he had once been Dominique's lover. And Hata, the Japanese commander, knew as he wielded his army's highly efficient torture machine, turning the screws of agony ever tighter to find the ring's secret leader and claim his final revenge before time ran out... The great port city teemed with intrigue and danger, with men and women willing to give their lives for a cause and traitors eager to save themselves at any price...« less