The Control Center (Book 1): THE CHINA AFFAIRS

Review\n"Good doesn't skimp on major developments and twists upending the international order as Jack and co. take bold, dangerous steps to "open" China."
—Publishers Weekly Reviewer\n"A high-stakes political thriller with a deeply romantic undertone ... With the way this book ended, I'm eager to find out what happens next."
—Independent Book Review\n"An unhurried but consistently engaging international tale with an atypical hero."
— Kirkus Reviews\n"A provocative, exhilarating thriller set in modern-day China, The Control Center immerses the reader in the oblique worlds of love and political intrigue. Written by a China hand, this fun and gripping story spares nothing as it illuminates the precarious nature of living at the intersection of two of the world's superpowers."
— Yum! China (KFC, Pizza Hut), Don Miller, Senior China Executive\nPraise for The Trade Experiment (Book 2)
"The story is an action packed thriller, the writing is razor sharp, and the characters and situations encountered by the primary person Jack Gold become cinematically visual."
—Hall of Fame Reviewer, Gady Harp\n"Of love and politics—an international thriller with nearly everything on the line."
—Independent Book Review\n"Another well-written, globe-trotting installment in this deliberately paced series."
— Kirkus Reviews\nPraise for The Probability of Success (Book 3)
"For every reader who enjoys immersion in rapid paced action thrillers, this book will satisfy - not only as entertainment, but also as an opportunity to review China's position in the world - especially now as the US and China relations are in the spotlight! Very highly recommended."
—Hall of Fame Reviewer, Gady Harp\n"The Probability of Success has a lot of exciting new developments for returning readers."
—Independent Book Review\nPraise for The China Declaration (Book 4)
"Good's familiarity with Chinese politics, economics, and culture infuses his narrative with a wealth of details that lend realism to scenes of political wrangling and the minutiae of everyday life."
— IndieReader\nA chance meeting one night in Shanghai introduces American banker Jack Gold to an Israeli man named Ari, who has a stunning proposition: Help Israel and the United States infiltrate China’s heavily guarded Control Center and address the nation with the truth they deserve to hear.\nChina, a country of 1.4 billion citizens, is an existential threat to itself and the rest of the world. With its news and media censored through the Control Center before being broadcast to viewers, the people of China have no hope of realizing their government is only looking to enrich and reward its most prominent leaders.\nBut getting into the Control Center is not going to be easy. And even if such a dangerous undertaking proves successful, though, there is no guarantee that the growing tensions between China and the United States can be quelled. But Jack’s love for China, and the beautiful artist he meets one night, pushes him to the brink as he risks everything to help a nation of people whose lives and livelihoods have been stifled by government control.\nWritten by Brad Good, who started living and working in the People's Republic of China in 1988, THE CHINA AFFAIRS is a series of four novels that take place in China. Good brings rare on-the-ground knowledge of contemporary Chinese political, social, and cultural issues, and associated international affairs.\nJack Gold is an American in China who is recruited by an Israeli agent to penetrate the Control Center, China's broadcasting hub. (Book 1) Next, at great personal threat, China and the United States solicit his leadership in creating a new trade deal between the countries. (Book 2) Jack is then recruited by the President of China, with the use of artificial intelligence, to transform China and the lives of its citizens. (Book 3) After China elects a new president who returns the country to Communism, the President of the United States calls on Ja