Three novels by Vann Chow
Big ambitions. Dubious fortunes.
One programmer caught in the middle.
Follow Jong through modern Shanghai and beyond, where romance, money and deception collide in a trilogy of literary satire and financial intrigue.
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Book 1 / Master Shanghai
A honeypot scam pulls Jong out of his everyday life in Shanghai and into the orbit of a billionaire heiress. From Shanghai to Boston, sudden success comes with a question: who is really pulling the strings?
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Book 2 / Master Shanghai
An international bank, an American exchange student and a celebration in China's wild west send Jong on a journey tangled with jealousy, greed and unexpected danger. Finding a future of his own may cost more than he imagined.
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Book 3 / Master Shanghai
Jong creates a cryptocurrency to mock the ICO frenzy. When it becomes a runaway success, banks, hackers and criminals take notice. His cousin's disappearance turns a digital windfall into a very personal mystery.
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Meet Jong before the money, the intrigue and the cryptocurrency whirlwind.
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