Synopsis
1841: Lieutenant Lucas ‘Patch’ Cutter of the Royal Marines is thrust into the First Opium War in China.
He is tasked with reclaiming a precious Jade Cong artefact.
One powerful man threatens to destroy him if he fails. Another vows to ruin him if he succeeds.
In his pursuit of the Jade Cong, Cutter must overcome Chinese Imperial troops, a local warlord, a pirate queen, treachery, and a woman who unwittingly drives a wedge between him and his closest friend.
But the men who will ultimately decide his fate are still waiting hungrily for his return to London…
He is tasked with reclaiming a precious Jade Cong artefact.
One powerful man threatens to destroy him if he fails. Another vows to ruin him if he succeeds.
In his pursuit of the Jade Cong, Cutter must overcome Chinese Imperial troops, a local warlord, a pirate queen, treachery, and a woman who unwittingly drives a wedge between him and his closest friend.
But the men who will ultimately decide his fate are still waiting hungrily for his return to London…
Release date: March 15, 2026
Publisher: Independently published
Print pages: 355
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