Noble House – James Clavell

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Noble House, the fifth book in The Asian Saga (chronologically), follows Ian Dunross, the tai-pan of Struan’s trading company, as he fights to save his business from financial ruin. In 1960s Hong Kong, he must secure a crucial deal with an American investor while fending off his ruthless rival, Quillan Gornt. As political tensions rise, Chinese communists, Taiwanese nationalists, Soviet spies, and the British government all vie for control—forcing even the most powerful to navigate the city’s dangerous criminal underworld.