Opal Eye Devil

From the teeming wharves of Shanghai to the stately offices of London and New York, schemes are hammered out to bankrupt opponents, wreck inventory and dynamite oil wells. Sweeping us back to the turn of the twentieth century, the author weaves an extraordinary tale about the brave men and women who risk everything as the discovery of oil rocks the world. Follow Eric Gradek's rise from the dark cargo hold of the Northern Star to the pinnacle of high stakes, gambling for unrivalled riches and revenge against the man who left him for dead. The richness and pageantry of two great cultures, Great Britain and China, are brought together in a thrilling tale of adventure and human relationship - packed with blood and sin, treachery and conspiracy.