Hocus-Pocus AUKUS

Long before the Handover of Hong Kong to China morphed into a 'Takeaway,' a group of mega-wealthy Mainland Chinese established a fighting fund to protect their assets in the face of excessive domination by the CCP – the Chinese Communist Party. They adopted the moniker 'The Guys from Guandong' and project EXCELSIOR was born.

Ten years after the Handover, their attempt to unsettle the CCP by launching a missile into Hong Kong's new airport failed. With vast millions still left in banks across the globe, the opportunity to help finance AUKUS was irresistible.

The first AUKUS Class submarines were years away but when spies in Beijing revealed that an invasion of Taiwan was imminent, project EXCELSIOR was re-born. It involved the hiring of mercenary Naval Officers from the British and Australian Navies.

How much did either country's Governments know – if anything?

The plot weaves between Canberra, London, Valletta and two submarines code-named Hocus and Pocus. It is maritime magic at its most persuasive.

This book is a work of fiction but how much of it is based on fact? You decide.