Author

Desmond Shum

3 books, mostly biography, for Saga Egmont and Simon & Schuster Audio, 2021

Desmond Shum is a Shanghai-born, Hong Kong-raised businessman who became an author with Red Roulette: An Insider’s Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption, and Vengeance in Today’s China, his 2021 memoir about building a fortune in China, political connections, and the disappearance of his former wife and business partner. The book was selected as a best book of the year by The Economist and the Financial Times and was published in audiobook format by Simon & Schuster Audio.