Order of Ian Hamilton Books
Ian Hamilton is a Canadian author of crime fiction novels. He writes the Ava Lee series. Prior to becoming a novelist, Ian worked as a journalist, writing for such publications as Maclean’s, Boston Magazine, Saturday Night, the Regina Leader-Post, the Calgary Albertan and the Calgary Herald. He has also worked as a senior executive within the Canadian government and abroad as a diplomat and businessman. It wasn’t until after a health scare where his life was threatened that Ian would begin to create the Ava Lee character, using the time he spent travelling on business as inspiration for some of the people and locations in the series. Ian lives in Burlington, Ontario with his wife Lorraine.
Ian Hamilton became a published author in 1968 with the non-fiction book The Children’s Crusade. It would be his only book for over 40 years. His second book would not be until 2011, which was the novel The Water Rat of Wanchai. Below is a list of Ian Hamilton’s books in order of when they were originally published:
Publication Order of Ava Lee Books
| The Water Rat of Wanchai / The Deadly Touch of the Tigress | (2011) |    |
| The Disciple of Las Vegas / The Fiery Gaze of the Tigress | (2011) | |
| The Wild Beasts of Wuhan | (2011) | |
| The Red Pole of Macau | (2012) | |
| The Scottish Banker of Surabaya | (2013) | |
| The Dragon Head of Hong Kong | (2013) | |
| The Two Sisters of Borneo | (2014) | |
| The King of Shanghai | (2014) | |
| The Princeling of Nanjing | (2015) | |
| The Couturier of Milan | (2017) | |
| The Imam of Tawi-Tawi | (2018) | |
| The Goddess of Yantai | (2018) | |
| The Mountain Master of Sha Tin | (2019) | |
| The Diamond Queen of Singapore | (2020) | |
| The Sultan of Sarawak | (2022) | |
| The General of Tiananmen Square | (2023) | |
Chronological Order of Ava Lee Books | ||
Publication Order of Uncle Chow Tung Books
| Fate | (2019) | |
| Foresight | (2020) | |
| Fortune: The Lost Decades of Uncle Chow Tung | (2021) | |
| Finale | (2022) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Bonnie Jack | (2021) | |
Notes: The Water Rat of Wanchai was published in the UK as The Deadly Touch Of The Tigress. Disciple of Las Vegas was also titled The Fiery Gaze of the Tigress.
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Ian Hamilton Synopsis: The Dragon Head of Hong Kong by Ian Hamilton is a prequel to the Ava Lee series. Ava Lee is a young forensic accountant and has only recently opened her own private firm. One of her clients, Hedrick Lo, has had over a million dollars swindled by Chinese importer Johnny Kung. Lo is desperate, so he convinces Ava to track down and return the stolen money. Ava heads to Hong Kong, where she finds herself around the dangerous underground collection business and meets someone who will change her life forever…
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Hi,
Just finished all of both series for second time. Better than the first time. Details became clearer. Wondering why there is no story about helping Amanda’s father Jack Yee in anticpation of “Finale”
Thank you
Jay
The Princeling of Nanjing (the Triad Years) was published last month.