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Hostage to Freedom

By Richard Sorapure

The Fletchers are an English family living in expatriate comfort in Singapore in 2002 when a recession threatens their lifestyle. Geophysicist Michael and his son, Alex, embark on survey to find the Siren, an East Indiaman, sunk in a tempest in the Sulu Sea in 1764. Onboard, a rich cargo of 250,000 cases of Ming Dynasty porcelain lies buried on the seabed. It is a race against a rival team led by Tong, a ruthless Clan leader and collector of antique porcelain. The Sulu Sea is the hunting ground of local pirate gangs and the brutal Abu Sayyaf terrorist group led by Khadaffy Janjalani and close to terrorist jungle camps on Basilan Island. Can Michael’s team locate the precious cargo before they are attacked? This complex novel is located in many colourful locations in SE Asia.T The struggle for an independent Muslim Mindanao by Abu Sayyaf is one of continuing conflict. A fast-paced and well researched novel based on the Author's intimate knowledge of the region.