Fortune: The Lost Decades of Uncle Chow Tung
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- Author：Ian Hamilton
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Summary
International bestselling author Ian Hamilton returns with a riveting new novel featuring fan-favourite Uncle Chow Tung， who is called upon to end a violent turf war between rival gangs and stop a new organized crime bureau of the Hong Kong Police from eliminating the triad societies once and for all。
Hong Kong， 1995。 Two years before Hong Kong is to be returned to the People’s Republic of China， the Communist government has its eye on the New Territories， and tensions are running high among the triads。 A turf war breaks out in Macau and quickly spreads to Hong Kong。 In response， the Organized Crime Triad Bureau of the Hong Kong Police， backed by the Chinese government， begins a major crackdown on gang activities。 Several triad leaders ask Uncle to intervene and bring an end to the violence。 As Uncle begins mediation talks， his own territory of Fanling is attacked by a neighbouring gang。
At the root of the tensions is a fear of what will become of Hong Kong after the Communists take over。 When Uncle expresses these concerns about the future to Lin Huning， his partner in China， his response comes as a surprise and leads to an unexpected outcome that will have a lasting effect for decades to come。
Hong Kong， 1995。 Two years before Hong Kong is to be returned to the People’s Republic of China， the Communist government has its eye on the New Territories， and tensions are running high among the triads。 A turf war breaks out in Macau and quickly spreads to Hong Kong。 In response， the Organized Crime Triad Bureau of the Hong Kong Police， backed by the Chinese government， begins a major crackdown on gang activities。 Several triad leaders ask Uncle to intervene and bring an end to the violence。 As Uncle begins mediation talks， his own territory of Fanling is attacked by a neighbouring gang。
At the root of the tensions is a fear of what will become of Hong Kong after the Communists take over。 When Uncle expresses these concerns about the future to Lin Huning， his partner in China， his response comes as a surprise and leads to an unexpected outcome that will have a lasting effect for decades to come。
Reviews
Lis
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This is the third in the “Lost Decades of Uncle Chow Tung” series， which take place before Uncle met Ava Lee。 In this book he is 60， it’s 2 years before China takes over Hong Kong， and Uncle has apparently united the triad gangs of Hong Kong。Initially planned as a trilogy， Hamilton now says he’ll continue the series into the Ava Lee period， but shown from Uncle’s point of view rather than Ava’s。I look forward to that: I much preferred the early Ava Lee books， when Uncle was still alive。
Jill Nault
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Excellent as always。 Cannot wait for next Ava Lee or Uncle story！
Chris
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My favorite ethical gangster， Uncle， continues to shine in this series which was supposed to be a trilogy but seems fated for some for more volumes。 Here we see Uncle’s approach to challenges from bigger gangs as the Communist Chinese takeover of Hong Kong approaches。 His solution is an alliance or association to resolve disputes。 At the same time he is presented with the opportunity of a lifetime to do business with Communist China。 The right man at the right time。
Vincent
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At first when Hamilton switched from about Ava Lee to Uncle， I was annoyed because he was never one of my favourite characters in the Ava books。 But with the second and third （last？） book in the Uncle series I have flipped opinions and wish he would do more。I think this is because when he first started the Ava Lee series， it felt to me like Hamilton was drawing on his own memory and experience， but as Ava started to "level up"， she got further and further away from the economic crimes that seeme At first when Hamilton switched from about Ava Lee to Uncle， I was annoyed because he was never one of my favourite characters in the Ava books。 But with the second and third （last？） book in the Uncle series I have flipped opinions and wish he would do more。I think this is because when he first started the Ava Lee series， it felt to me like Hamilton was drawing on his own memory and experience， but as Ava started to "level up"， she got further and further away from the economic crimes that seemed so realistic and drawn from the headlines。Here， Uncle is set in a very recognizable pre-handover Hong Kong and Uncle's continued ascension in the triad community shows how he arrived at the respected position he enjoys in the Ava Lee books。Hamilton doesn't directly address the Umbrella Movement or democracy demonstrations of 2019 but Fortune seems like it could be setup to make a comment on that later。 Hamilton has a tightrope to walk if so。 It will be hard to bring any kind of verisimilitude without also possible alienating readers of mainland background， something he seems to have been careful about so far。 。。。more
Kevin Vrieze
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Really excellent installment in this series。 Great character development。 Interesting story。 Delightful read！
Lynne
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Laurie
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Another excellent addition to the world of Uncle and Ava Lee。 Uncle is such a beloved character in the Ava Lee series， and I love having his backstory fleshed out in this way。I found the story a little slow to get going - there was a lot of politics and more names than I could wrap my head around at times。 But， once the story got going， I could hardly put the book down。 I particularly loved seeing how Uncle and Sonny’s relationship began。 I was pleased to find in the Afterword that Hamilton is h Another excellent addition to the world of Uncle and Ava Lee。 Uncle is such a beloved character in the Ava Lee series， and I love having his backstory fleshed out in this way。I found the story a little slow to get going - there was a lot of politics and more names than I could wrap my head around at times。 But， once the story got going， I could hardly put the book down。 I particularly loved seeing how Uncle and Sonny’s relationship began。 I was pleased to find in the Afterword that Hamilton is hoping to add at least one more book in the Uncle series。 I look forward to seeing Uncle and Ava come together from Uncle’s point of view。 。。。more
Wanda
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