{"product_id":"red-roulette","title":"Red Roulette","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'THE BOOK CHINA DOESN'T WANT YOU TO READ' CNN\u003cbr\u003e'READS LIKE A THRILLER' \u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e, BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the headline-making and bestselling tradition of Bill Browder’s \u003ci\u003eFreezing Order\u003c\/i\u003e comes a unique and incendiary memoir from an entrepreneur who rose to the zenith of power and money in 21st century China and whose wife was disappeared - and then mysteriously reappeared four years later on the eve of \u003ci\u003eRed Roulette’s\u003c\/i\u003e publication and global media coverage about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs Desmond Shum was growing up impoverished in China, he vowed his life would be different. Through hard work and sheer tenacity, he earned an American college degree and returned to his native country to establish himself in business. There, he met his future wife, the highly intelligent and equally ambitious Whitney Duan who was determined to make her mark within China’s male-dominated society. Whitney and Desmond formed an effective team and, aided by relationships they formed with \u003cb\u003etop members of China’s Communist Party\u003c\/b\u003e, the so-called \u003cb\u003eRed Aristocracy\u003c\/b\u003e, he vaulted into \u003cb\u003eChina’s billionaire class\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSoon they were developing the massive air cargo facility at Beijing International Airport, and they followed that feat with the creation of one of Beijing’s premier hotels. They were dazzlingly successful, travelling in private jets, funding multi-million-dollar buildings and endowments, and purchasing expensive homes, vehicles and art. But in 2017, their fates diverged irrevocably when Desmond, while living overseas with his son, learned that his now ex-wife Whitney had vanished along with three co-workers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this updated edition of \u003ci\u003eRed Roulette\u003c\/i\u003e Desmond Shum pulls back the curtain on China’s ruling elite and reveals the real truth of what is happening inside China’s wealth-making machine. This is both Desmond’s story and Whitney’s, because she has not been able to tell it herself.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45686419226860,"sku":"9781398510388","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781398510388.jpg?v=1725466508","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/red-roulette","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}