Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong

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About Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong

A smashing, walloping great yarn with a hidden agenda, only to be discovered by you. Brace to be surprised! Suspense, thriller, crime, revenge, treachery, murder, adventure, action, violence, romance, heroes, villains, twisty plots, diversions, misleading evidence, yes, you get all that, but that's not really why you want to read this book. It is because lurking behind it all is a dastardly wicked scheme designed specifically for you to discover; one which you may not suspect because it is deviously camouflaged, and you may not catch on until virtually the very end. Oh, and there is Hong Kong. Nah, that's just a bit of something exotic thrown in to spice things up, and to divert your attention from the oblique plot; a red herring. You need to focus on the unexpected, or you end up like that kid that sees dead people. That's the delight. Find out now! Ben and his twin brother were born into a poor family, so they were adopted. Our hero Ben grew up knowing only the goodness of life. Loving parents, supportive friends, and caring teachers. Intelligent and moral, Ben was destined for a life full of promises. He was accepted by the top university. The path ahead of him was painted in nothing but rose-color. Boring! But don't let your vigilance slip. Little things occurred. You'll miss them if you let your attention lax, then suddenly it all took a turn; a turn that led to an uncharted labyrinth, a passage into the life's dark side, the underworld, that which is known as Black Society; that is organized crime. Ill-equipped for the treachery of open society, Ben simply took on what came his way and marched forward undauntedly. However, in no time at all he was deeply into an unfamiliar world from which there was no excape. He was shocked, and could not understand why certain things happened. Yet you cannot see it from his demeanor, which was always calm and cool. He learned, often from the best teachers, and dealt with the adversities. Thus we wonder. Was he merely pulled in by the forces of reality, or did he actually have a fascination for the unsavory elements of Evil? Indeed, did he have an agenda of a personal nature that required his venturing into the less than desirable precincts of living? Regardless, Ben seemed naturally gifted to tackle what came his way, until he must confront the arch rival, the veritable Satan incarnate himself. For Ben it was a struggle of life and death. No one at the young age of twenty-something should experience what Ben did. But he was undaunted, even though he realized that he was up against a powerful organization. The enemy was enormous; way more than what one individual could contest, but Ben took it all on. Instead of folding, he built his own association by enlisting only the capable and the trusted. If he had to travel around the world for this, so be it. He did have one advantage, though. He was too small, and untried. As a result, the enemy found it hard to pin him down. This gave him time to device his strategy, and step by step and move by move young Ben matched his foe's onslaught. For us readers it is the Kingda Ka roller-coaster ride of a tale; a unique saga of a crime thriller. It juggernauts toward the explosive climax, then a dastard twist pops out; a secret that had been there all along. Watch out for it, or you'll miss it...

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