In 1980 Premier Deng Xiaoping begins what he intends to be the transformation of China into an economic superpower. He has created Special Economic Zones, and one is set up in Shenzhen, next door to Hong Kong and Fanling's doorstep. Uncle is the only one who recognizes that Deng's intentions could profoundly affect their organization. To protect his gang's interests he takes action to minimize negative impact and turn these events to his advantage....

Uncle Chow Tung must end a violent turf war between rival gangs, and meanwhile stop the Hong Kong Police from eliminating the triad societies before the city is to be returned to the People's Republic of China.

Ava is in Shanghai and she finds herself caught in a labyrinth of political corruption.

Ava travels to London for Fashion Week to promote the fashion line she and her partners in the Three Sisters have invested in. When the company comes under attack, Ava uncovers the complex dynamics of the global fashion industry, eventually leading to a confrontation between two of the world's biggest crime syndicates.

Ava Lee travels to Sarawak, Malaysia, after a business affiliated with the Three Sisters is bombed in Kuching. She quickly discovers that the powerful Chong family has a political and economic stranglehold on the province and is likely responsible for the bombing. As Ava investigates the Chongs, she is shocked to learn of their billion-dollar illegal logging operation in Sarawak, which has decimated the Malaysian rainforest and threatens the existence...

Ava finds her friend Mimi at home, upset over the death of her father, who has killed himself after losing the family's savings in a fraudulent investment scheme. Ava starts an investigation that takes her to three continents in order to avenge this tragedy and find the stolen money. As she tracks down the money, Ava is cast into a world of illegal diamond trading, international drug smuggling, and the world's most secretive offshore banking haven....