ESCAPING the TRIAD

Published by CUSTOM BOOK PUBLICATIONS ---- In 1851, gold is discovered in Australia... In China a different scenario is being enacted. A young man and his sister are escaping the Triad, crossing old and decaying roofs, hiding in alleys... but it is not enough. With his sister killed in front of his eyes, My Li picks up a fallen ring and flees. Pursued relentlessly, he eventually realises he has a Triad talisman of value. Planning to depart for the goldfields to elude his would-be assassins, My Li is befriended by an elderly Chinese who decides to accompany and guide the young man. Soon bound for the Great South Land, they are followed closely by the Red Pole assassins sent to retrieve their ring and kill My Li ... Although a journey of suffering and prejudice, heartbreak and horror, their Chinese pride remains unbroken ...