The Retreat of Radiance: A Novel of Revenge

by Ian Moffitt

Thirty years after witnessing Nationalist General Keh lead a senseless massacre outside a Chinese village, Quinn, an Australian journalist, pursues the story by tracking down the aging villains and heroes involved

342 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1985

About the author

Born in Sydney and raised in Taree, Ian Moffitt was a journalist for The Australain, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Daily Mirror and The Bulletin. He wrote about his time as a journalist in the book, DEAD LINES, published in 1985.

During the Chinese Civil War he worked for the South China Morning Post, and his experiences in China inspired his most well-known novel THE RETREAT OF RADIANCE.