Reborn

A smart, lively political thriller spanning Hong Kong, China, Tibet and Nepal. Introducing Rose Clarke and John Fairchild, rival outcasts of the British secret service, their different motivations bringing them together, often in conflict, across the globe. A Tibetan monk’s secret identity as the reincarnation of an important mystical figure threatens the might of the Chinese political establishment. His perilous attempt to flee over the Himalayas embroils Clarke and Fairchild in a desperate struggle to survive the extreme conditions and the powerful Chinese forces determined to stop them. Recently disgraced secret service officer Rose Clarke is given an opportunity to redeem herself by tracking down John Fairchild, a notorious mercenary of the clandestine world who has developed a global network of informants and is suspected of trading British intelligence. Her mission takes her to China where Fairchild has links with Jinpa, a Tibetan monk whose reincarnated identity is of huge political significance. Jinpa has to flee from the Chinese authorities when they discover his secret, and Fairchild follows to try and discover the secrets of his own past. Rose risks everything to pursue them over the Himalayas, a journey which profoundly changes all of their lives. The story is a hypothesis featuring a real-life figure, the Panchen Lama, considered by Amnesty International to be the world's youngest political prisoner...M.F