A MURDERED ARCHAEOLOGIST. A MYSTERIOUS BLACK CHEST. A WANTED EX-MARINE CALLED THE RED DRAGON.
Betty Sheldon has come to Peking to recover the mysterious Black Chest her archaeologist father died trying to protect. He hid it somewhere in Manchuria, leaving Betty with a chart to its location—and enemies willing to kidnap and kill to get there first.
Her unlikely rescuer is Michael Stuart, a former U.S. Marine stranded in China and known as the Red Dragon. With Japan occupying Manchuria and expanding its power in China, Stuart has made himself a dangerous enemy by repeatedly interfering with Japanese operations—and there is a price on his head.
Stuart agrees to guide Betty north from Peking, past the Great Wall and into Manchuria, with ruthless treasure hunter George Blakely and his Japanese allies close behind. With the map in their possession and enemies closing in, Betty and Stuart are drawn into a deadly race for the black chest. Bullets, betrayal, bandits and armies stand between them and the treasure—and Stuart will have to outfight and outwit them all to bring Betty through alive.
Filled with action, suspense, mystery, snappy dialogue and a touch of romance, The Red Dragon is a fast-paced action adventure and treasure hunt across northern China, where everyone wants the black chest and almost no one can be trusted.
“Long on action and snappy dialogue, with a hero who is willing to put his life on the line for a beautiful stranger.” —Booklist
Drawing on a life of travel, aviation, sailing and exploration, L. Ron Hubbard brought an adventurer’s eye to fast-moving tales of danger, ingenuity and impossible odds.
Part of the L. Ron Hubbard Action & Adventure Collection—17 books featuring 24 classic stories—available in paperback, eBook and full-cast dramatized audiobook. If you enjoy the classic adventures of Edgar Rice Burroughs and the action-packed adventures of Clive Cussler, discover another master storyteller of action and adventure.
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