Loot of the Shanung, L. Ron Hubbard
Loot of the Shanung, L. Ron Hubbard
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Loot of the Shanung

Author: L. Ron Hubbard

Narrator: R.F. Daley, Christina Huntington

Unabridged: 1 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Galaxy Press

Published: 04/29/2024

Synopsis

A one hundred grand reward for the return of billionaire George Rockham is more than enough to turn Shanghai newspaperman Jimmy Vance's head. Throw in the gorgeous dame who's offering the reward — Rockham's daughter Virginia — and he might lose his head altogether. Fast-talking Vance jumps at the chance to get what could be the biggest story of his life... if he lives to tell it. A missing billionaire. A beautiful woman. A hot story. Hear all about it — as the audio version of Loot of the Shanung puts a newspaperman up against a brutal deadline.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Craig

Loot of the Shanung was originally published in the May, 1936 issue of Smashing Novels Magazine, a publication with which I was unfamiliar; apparently it only lasted four issues. It's not one of Hubbard's better efforts, and I'd guess it was declined by his better-known, better-paying markets. It's......more

Goodreads review by Tom

“Exciting Adventure.” Billionaire George Harley Rockham appears to have been abducted from the Shanung, a coastal steamer, when that ship comes up missing. Rockham has his hands in oil throughout China, and if he doesn’t show within four days his stock will fall, and his oil rights will be up for the......more

Goodreads review by Nick

This pulp adventure is one of several that L. Ron Hubbard wrote that take place in China of the 1930s. In this case, there's a surprisingly deep theme about the dangers of concentrating economic or political power, combined with what is otherwise a fun romp with Chinese pirates and other crooks. I wa......more

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