Curse of the Black Lotus — James Gordon

The second book in the Kitty Wu Series THE BATTLE LINES HAVE BEEN DRAWN! It is a time of socialism. The capitalistic ideology of the United States has been reduced to footnotes in history. Once the shining light of democracy, America has become a union of cities where the citizens have been reduced to emotionless drones. However, there are those who choose to live outside this world of enslavement. They are called Gypsies. Now faced with the prospect of war against the republic after the assault and murder of some of her friends, Kitty Wu prepares for the battle of her life when her former benefactor, Mayor Elka Weinhauer, declares war on the Gypsies. As she strips away the layers behind Elka's true plan, will the price for freedom force Kitty to sacrifice more than she is wiling to pay?