Deep Night, by Caroline Petit

*chuckle* I think that ‘Deep Trouble’ might have been a better title for this book than Deep Night!

A sequel to The Fat Man’s Daughter (2005), Deep Night is the story of attractive, sexy Leah Kolbe, who runs her Hong Kong antiques business according to the somewhat dubious principles of her father, who died in mysterious circumstances.  In this sequel, the Sino-Japanese War, under the radar of great powers preoccupied by the war in Europe,  suddenly escalates in significance with the bombing of Pearl Harbour and the start of the Pacific War.  Hong Kong is a British colony, not then thought to be at risk from the Japanese who have occupied Manchuria, while China, beset by internal struggles, is trying to ward off territorial ambitions that threaten its independence even further.  It’s not a good time to be in a business that depends on exports to wealthy westerners.

It’s also not a good time to rush into…