Author Shamini Flint's political thriller basks in the heat of 21st century Cold War

This story revolves around politics. I thought that I needed to write what I perceive to be this new, 21st century Cold War because I remember reading all those John Le Carre books about the USSR Cold War and I thought to myself, nobody’s writing about the China Cold War because maybe they don’t see it,' says Shamini.

After writing over 40 children’s books and a series of seven Inspector Singh Investigates crime novels, Malaysian author Shamini Flint decided to go back to school at age 50.

“I was so burned out with writing that I started studying again,” says Flint in an interview at her mother’s Bangsar home the day after her latest novel, The Beijing Conspiracy, was launched in Kuala Lumpur on Sept 10.