Fortune Cookie

Simon Koo is an ambitious Australian-born Chinese who goes to Singapore in the mid-sixties to work for an advertising agency. But the Wing brothers, who run the agency, are not what they seem. There is soon trouble when Simon falls in love with the forbidden Mercy B. Lord. With no family or connections, this beautiful young woman is powerless to resist the evil influence of Beatrice Fong, a manipulative businesswoman who, in league with the Wing brothers, lures her into the dark and dangerous international trade in sex workers and heroin trafficking involving the American CIA. Simon must save her at any cost. Set against the wretched trade in drugs and human misery operating during the Vietnam War, Fortune Cookie is a compelling thriller, with a story of love against impossible odds at its heart. 'A multi-layered, cross-genre epic with tremendously broad appeal.' Sun-Herald 'This book is Mad Men in a cheongsam with a burgeoning advertising industry and Chinese culture mixed with a healthy dollop of romance, mystery and intrigue.' West Australian brycecourtenay.com facebook.com/BryceCourtenay It's The 1960s And The World Of Advertising Is Coming Alive, And It's An Exciting World To Be Part Of. Simon Wong, A Chinese-australian And Promising Young Advertising Executive, Is Sent To Singapore To Establish An Office. He Finds Himself Thrust Into An Environment That Is At Once Strangely Familiar And Profoundly Different; One Where The Rules That Govern Behaviour, Both In Business And In Personal Life, Differ Wildly From What He Is Used To. And Where All Is Not What It Appears To Be. For Under The Veneer Of The Commercial World Lie Some Shocking Truths, Of People Smuggling, Drug Trafficking And Murder. [its The 1960s And The World Of Advertising Is Coming Alive And Its An Exciting World To Be Part Of. Simon Wong, A Chinese-australian And Promising Young Advertising Executive, Is Sent To Singapore To Establish An Office. He Finds Himself Thrust Into An Environment That Is At Once Strangely Familiar And Profoundly Different; One Where The Rules That Govern Behaviour Both In Business And In Personal Life Differ Wildly From What He Is Used To. And Where All Is Not What It Appears To Be. Under The Veneer Of The Commercial World Lie Some Shocking Truths Of People Smuggling, Drug Trafficking And Murder. And Mercy B. Lord, The Woman Simon Falls For, Is Caught Up In It.] Bryce Courtenay. Simon Koo is an ambitious Australian-born Chinese who goes to Singapore in the mid-sixties to work for an advertising agency. But the Wing brothers, who run the agency, are not what they seem. There is soon trouble when Simon falls in love with the forbidden Mercy B. Lord. With no family or connections, this beautiful young woman is powerless to resist the evil influence of Beatrice Fong, a manipulative businesswoman who, in league with the Wing brothers, lures her into the international trade in sex workers and heroin trafficking involving the American CIA. Simon must save her at any cost. Set against the wretched trade in drugs and human misery operating during the Vietnam War, Fortune Cookie is a spellbinding thriller, with a story of love against impossible odds at its heart. 'A multi-layered, cross-genre epic with tremendously broad appeal.' Sun-Herald brycecourtenay.com facebook.com/BryceCourtenay It's the 1960s and Simon Wong, a Chinese-Australian and promising young advertising executive, is sent to Singapore to establish an office. He finds himself thrust into an environment that is at once strangely familiar and profoundly different; one where the rules that govern behaviour, both in business and in personal life, differ wildly from what he is used to. And where all is not what it appears to be. Under the veneer of the commercial world lie some shocking truths, of people smuggling, drug trafficking and murder. And Mercy B. Lord, the woman Simon falls for, is caught up in it. From wartime Asian comfort houses to CIA spy rings, Bryce Courtenay takes us on a thrilling journey with a great love story at its heart ASimon Koo is an ambitious Australian-born Chinese who goes to Singapore in the mid-sixties to work for an advertising agency. But the Wing brothers, who run the agency, are not what they seem. There is soon trouble when Simon falls in love with the forbidden Mercy B. Lord. With no family or connections, this beautiful young woman is powerless to resist the evil influence of Beatrice Fong, a manipulative businesswoman who, in league with the Wing brothers, lures her into the international trade in sex workers and heroin trafficking involving the American CIA. Simon must save her at any cost. Set against the wretched trade in drugs and human misery operating during the Vietnam War, Fortune Cookie brycecourtenay.com