Publishing May 2026
 
In 2021, young couple Mina and Charlie meet Jaime, the grandson of a Chinese sailor in post-WWII Liverpool, and begin investigating his grandfather's fate. Their search leads them to The Nook, a now-derelict pub once central to the Chinese community, now owned by a powerful developer, City Spirit.
 
As they uncover secrets linking Yin’s past to Liverpool’s broader history — including his rescue of Kathleen during the 1941 Blitz and his fight for Chinese sailors’ rights — the present-day mystery deepens. The couple face threats, surveillance, and the suspicious death of a friend.
 
Haunted by injustice and resistance across generations, Shanghai’d becomes more than a tribute—it’s a reckoning with hidden histories and those determined to silence them.