The Shanghai Agents

Heather Salter is Professor and Director of World History Programs at Northeastern University. She is the author of numerous books, including Martial Races and World War One in Southeast Asia.

'A sweeping, high-stakes saga of spies and revolutionaries in the turmoil of 1930s East and Southeast Asia. The relentless quest by one man for the truth about his parents.' Helen Fry, author of The White Lady

• Note on naming conventions; Cast of characters; Prologue; Introduction: Summer 1990; Part I. The Arrests: 1. Gu Shunzhang; 2. Joseph Ducroux; 3. Nguyen Ai Quoc; 4. 'Hilanoul'; 5. Madame Motte; 6. The many faces of Hilaire and Marie; 7. Jurisdiction; 8. Mr. and Mrs. Beuret; 9. The Prisoner Release Committee; 10. Introducing Paul and Gertrud Ruegg; Part II. The Agents and the Bureau: 11. Daughter of the revolution; 12. The self-made Bolshevik; 13. The Far Eastern Bureau; 14. From bad to better, and back again; Part III. The Rueggs on Trial: 15. The global left steps in; 16. The Shanghai Defense Committee, and the defense of Shanghai; 17. The Defense Committee vs. the Guomindang; 18. The Russian method; 19. Convicted; 20. What to do with the boy? 21. Hard times and disappointment; 22. Freedom; Epilogue; Notes; List of figures; Acknowledgements; Index.